🌍 On #WorldEnvironmentDay, we reflect on the need to protect our planet and the people who fight for it.
This week in Strasbourg @coe hosted the first-ever European Forum on Environmental Human Rights Defenders. Their protection is a core priority of the CoE Environment Strategy
As the 1st European Forum on Environmental Human Rights Defenders begins, what should States do to effectively protect the right to a healthy environment across Europe?
Our Campaign wanted to discuss the benefits of a @coe legally binding instrument for rightsholders & advocates!
From developing its first-ever Strategy on the Environment to making sure the European Court of Human Rights’ groundbreaking climate ruling is complied with, the Council is strengthening its action on human rights and the environment.
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That is crucial as human rights are at the frontline of environmental impacts as much as of ways to tackle the triple planetary crisis.
But one piece of the puzzle remains missing: protecting the right to a healthy environment through a legally binding instrument!
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Member States must start negotiating this instrument as soon as possible. Across hundreds of groups and movements, the demand is clear: protect our right to a healthy environment in the European human rights framework.
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🚨 C’est passé presque inaperçu…
Et pourtant c’est énorme.
Les territoires dits « Outre-mer » viennent d’obtenir un droit qu’ils n’avaient pas depuis… PLUS DE 50 ANS.
France’s decision to extend the European Social Charter to several of its overseas territories is a positive step. As of today, more than 2 million people previously excluded from its protection will now benefit from the same guarantees of social rights as those in mainland France — including rights to work, health, housing and social protection.
The opportunity to:
✅️ discuss reparations and land rights in the French "Overseas" Territories and around the world
✅️ inform and raise awareness at the UN about extending the Council of Europe's European Social Charter to the French "Overseas" Territories
L'occasion:
✅️ d'échanger sur les réparations et les droits fonciers dans les "Outremers" et dans le monde
✅️ d'informer et sensibiliser l’ONU sur l’extension de la Charte sociale européenne du Conseil de l'Europe aux "Outremers" français