FIDH stands with @HealthyenvCoE's appeal! The ICJ opinion was crystal clear: the right to a healthy environment is a prerequisite for the enjoyment of all other human rights. We urge @coe Member States to support an additional protocol to the European Convention!

Our Campaign fully agrees with the @PACE_News Committee. The @coe must assume its role in addressing one of the greatest threats to human rights. A healthy environment is not a luxury, but a right. It's time for Europe to protect it as such! ✊ 5/5

For the Committee, this would be a concrete step to implement the 2023 Reykjavik Declaration, where @coe leaders committed to stronger action on human rights & the environment.@CIJ_ICJ confirmed States’ legal duties to act on the climate crisis. No more delays are acceptable. 4/5

The @PACE_News Committee on Social Affairs, Health & Sustainable Development stated that “[the @coe] must adopt a binding legal instrument to guarantee the right to a healthy environment”. This is “indispensable to guarantee citizens a safe and viable environment.” 3/5

We support this call and urge @coe Member States to act, particularly in light of the latest @CIJ_ICJ ruling, which reiterated that the right to a healthy environment is a prerequisite for the enjoyment of all other human rights. https://t.co/0v35DFwXIo 2/5

The call comes from within – again! Last Friday, the Committee on Social Affairs, Health & Sustainable Development of the @coe called for the legal protection of the right to a healthy environment! 🌍 https://t.co/D3KweP627n 1/5

— It’s time for Europe to align with other regional systems and advance human rights in the face of our greatest shared challenge yet. The future is watching. #RightToAHealthyEnvironment ✊ 6/6

Our coalition of 500+ organisations joins this call again: let’s legally protect the right to a healthy environment at the @coe level—it's way overdue. 📜⚖️ https://t.co/S3PKRf37fj 5/6

We deeply value the leadership of @PACE_News and its Network for a Healthy Environment, who have long pushed the @coe for recognition of the right to a healthy environment. 🙌 4/6

Also in attendance, Italian MP Aurora Floridia reminded us: “The protection of our environment is not only a scientific or political issue, but a deeply human one.” The triple planetary crisis is sparing no place, no community. It demands urgent, united action. 3/6

Mr. @RoussopoulosTh delivered a hopeful speech at the opening of the Tournée du Climat exhibition in Strasbourg, calling for real ambition from Europe to protect our climate and biodiversity. 🌱 2/6

“The climate crisis is not just an environmental emergency. It is also a democratic test. When science is ignored, people suffer.” We couldn't agree more with @PACE_News President @RoussopoulosTh! 1/6

@ciel_tweets @BHR_FIDH @WY4CJ @pisfcc @amnesty @CRINwire @astridpuentes @KateAbnett @nickeperry @RosiecoFrost @MarianneGros95 @SRclimatechange @JohnHKnox @hodgson_line @joeloyo

📣 The courts have spoken. The science is clear. People are demanding action. The @coe and its Member States must now do their part: recognise and protect the right to a healthy environment NOW. There is no more time to lose! 🧵 ENDS

5/ ❗But while global courts lead, @coe Member States still hesitate. It's time for the Council of Europe to recognise the right to a healthy environment through an additional protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights.

4/ This ruling, alongside the one from the @CorteIDH, delivers a powerful message: legal protection of the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll is not optional — it is imperative to confront the greatest challenge of our time. 🚨

3/ 🟢 Crucially, the #ICJ stated: “Under international law, the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is essential for the enjoyment of other human rights.” This is a major boost for global climate and human rights advocacy.

2/ The world’s highest court made it clear: states have legal obligations under international law to take strong and urgent action on climate change—because it threatens the enjoyment of all human rights. 🌍

1/ ⚖️ A groundbreaking moment for climate justice! The @CIJ_ICJ issued a landmark advisory opinion on climate change, affirming that everyone has a human right to a healthy environment. A new legal compass has been set. 🧵

Climate justice win! @IACourtHR elaborates legal obligations around a healthy climate as part of the right to a healthy environment. Meanwhile @coe still debates whether it should recognise it. Our answer? YES - we urge the Council to adopt a protocol to the European Convention!