Africa: Greenpeace Africa Welcomes the Condemnation of the Swiss Government for Climate Inaction and Sees It As a Ray of Hope for African CommunitiesThe European Court of Human Rights has condemned Switzerland for violating the European Convention on Human Rights. The verdict is a major victory for a women's association that had brought a complaint against the country for its inaction on climate change.
"Climate justice is a human right. The ECHR verdict is an array of hope for the frontline communities affected by the climate emergency in Africa that anything is possible. They too can take their cases to national and even international courts to seek climate justice. We hope to have similar outcomes for women in the fishing industry in Senegal, where there is currently a lawsuit under way initiated by Taxawu Cayar against the Barna fishmeal factory", adds Fred.
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