Swiss Federation breaching human rights over climate
I heard today from the Good Law Project that The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the Swiss Confederation is violating human rights by failing to do enough to tackle climate change.
The case was brought by four older women and a Swiss association of women aged over 64 who argued that the Swiss authorities' failure to tackle the climate emergency is harming their lives, living conditions and health.
In a landmark judgement, the court found critical gaps in Swiss regulations and that the country has missed targets to reduce emissions. “By failing to act in good time and in an appropriate manner", the court said, the Swiss government was in violation of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
So, the Swiss government must change its climate policies in order to cease violating human rights law.