They accused Switzerland of violating their rights by not doing enough to curb climate change.
Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz members in Strasbourg, France, in March 2023. Photo: Shervine Nafissi/Greenpeace
Europe's highest human rights court on Tuesday sided with a group of 2,000 Swiss women over 64 years old who sued their government for not doing enough to combatthat helps to determine to what extent almost all European countries violate the human rights of their citizens by not adequately mitigating the effects of climate change.
It said the Swiss government had failed to meet greenhouse gas emission goals and that there had been "critical gaps" in its effort to enact laws to combat climate change. It also criticized the government for not taking taking into consideration "the compelling evidence concerning climate change" and for not taking KlimaSeniorinnen's complaint seriously.
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