🔥 As fires ravage Europe, the rights of communities on the frontline of environmental & climate breakdown continue to be affected on an unprecedented scale. 🗣 As the @coe.int s Secretary-General @alain-berset.coe.int rightly puts it, the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll must become a reality.

The #ICJClimateAO reminded us what collective action can achieve. Now it is time to turn that momentum into action. Join the movement to advance the legal protection of the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll at the @coe through a binding treaty: forms.gle/cqw5iARqX4nJ...

Especially after the #ICJClimateAO, maintaining that gap has become impossible to justify. 500+ civil society organizations are working together (@healthyenvcoe.bsky.social) to ensure that the @coe.int adopts a legally binding instrument protecting this right: healthyenvironmenteurope.wordpress.com

1️⃣ year ago, the International Court of Justice confirmed that States have binding obligations to respect, protect & fulfill human rights in addressing the climate crisis, incl. the right to a clean, healthy & sustainable environment. A🧵on the #ICJClimateAO& the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll.

🌍📣 Action alert 📣🌍 From the #HR62 and the Aarhus Convention conference to the @coe, our message is clear: the time to legally recognize the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll in Europe is NOW! 🗓️ June 25 at 1:30 pm 📍Place des Nations, United Nations, Geneva 🇨🇭

🤝 Civil society advocates gathered in Bonn to call on all 46 Council of Europe member States to take the next step: commit to developing a legally binding Council of Europe instrument on the right to a healthy environment. Read more 👇

Right to a Healthy Environment at the CoE@healthyenvcoe.bsky.social · 2mo ago

From Strasbourg to Bonn, CSOs are clear: the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentFromAll can only be enjoyable in a climate-safe future. To protect people & the planet, States must advance meaningful rights-based climate action & legal protection of the right to a healthy environment at the @coe.int.

From Strasbourg to Bonn, CSOs are clear: the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentFromAll can only be enjoyable in a climate-safe future. To protect people & the planet, States must advance meaningful rights-based climate action & legal protection of the right to a healthy environment at the @coe.int.

At the 1st European Forum on Environmental Defenders, @commissionerhr.coe.int Michael O’Flaherty joined the call for a @coe.int legally binding instrument on the right to a healthy environment! 1/4

It is #WorldEnvironmentDay, and we have a message for the @coe.int! 1/5

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.int legally binding instrument for rightsholders & advocates!

We join the @commissionerhr.coe.int in welcoming the UN General Assembly resolution endorsing the International Court of Justice’s climate advisory opinion. The ICJ clearly stated the right to a healthy environment is a precondition for all human rights. 1/3

Commissioner for Human Rights@commissionerhr.coe.int · 3mo ago

I welcome the landmark #UNGA resolution endorsing the #ICJAO on climate obligations and commend Vanuatu & the Core Group for their leadership. Its adoption is a powerful commitment to the rule of law, human rights and urgent collective action.

We are grateful to @commissionerhr.coe.int & @pace.coe.int for prioritising the protection of the right to a healthy environment in their work. Its legal recognition through a binding instrument is the key step to ensure @coe.int aligns with the ICJ's advisory opinion.

Commissioner for Human Rights@commissionerhr.coe.int · 3mo ago

Constructive meeting today with Senator Aurora Floridia, Chair of the Parliamentary Network for a Healthy Environment. We discussed the importance of urgent action to advance on protecting our right to a healthy environment and prioritising those most impacted by climate change.

On 24–25 March, our Campaign joined the first meeting of the @coe.int Steering Committee on the Environment (CDENV) in Strasbourg (and online), feeding into the implementation of the Environment Strategy. 1/5

Great environment news from Chisinau, where the @coe.int recently held its High-Level Conference on the European Social Charter! 1️⃣ France officially notified the @coe.int of the extension of the applicability of the European Social Charter to its overseas territories and communities 1/6

Our Campaign welcomes that momentum is building among member States of the @coe.int to make concrete progress towards negotiations of a binding instrument on the right to a healthy environment! 1/3

The 1st meeting of the @coe.int Steering Committee on the Environment (CDENV) will be on 24-25 March! This new committee aims to support the implementation of the Strategy on the Environment and advancing practical, meaningful action around human rights & the environment. 1/5

@coe.int Commissioner Michael O’Flaherty urges UN states to back the UNGA resolution and act on the ICJ’s 2025 climate opinion: 🌱 Accountability ⚡ #PhaseOutFossilFuels 🗳️ Protect the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll The law, the science & human rights are clear. Political will must follow.

Our Campaign congratulates Austrian Member of Parliament Petra Bayr, who has been elected as the new President of @pace.coe.int! In her opening speech, she stressed the need for @coe.int advances on the right to a clean, healthy & sustainable environment. 1/3

Today, on #HumanRightsDay, we are reminded that human rights are not abstract ideals, but lived realities. And one whose protection stands urgent is the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. 🌱 1/5

Our Campaign members showed up in force at #COP30 to advocate for the right to a healthy environment! They made sure the message was heard loud and clear across the venue & outside. 1/7

Our Campaign members were in attendance in Strasbourg last week to witness the opening for signature of the new @coe.int Convention on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law! 1/5

Environmental protection in Europe must be rooted in: ✊ #HumanRights, 🗣️ Democracy, and 🧑‍⚖️ The rule of law. CIEL & @healthyenvcoe.bsky.social will be in Strasbourg 🇫🇷 continue to push for these principles to guide every step of the @coe.int’s work on the environment.

📢 On 19 November, a key side event at the Palais des Nations will focus on children, youth & Aarhus rights, and the growing recognition of the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. 🌿 1/5

Two years after the @coe.int pledged action on human rights & the environment, it’s time to move past political statements. At our @pace.coe.int side event, experts & leaders made it clear: Europe must start negotiations to legally protect the right to a healthy environment! 1/3

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Right to a Healthy Environment at the CoE@healthyenvcoe.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Join our Campaign & MP Aurora Floridia for a @pace.coe.int side event on why the @coe.int's protection of the right to a healthy environment matters! 🎤 Hear from @srenvironment.bsky.social @duycks.bsky.social ocial @saskiakluit.bsky.social it.bsky.social @sumarslan.bsky.social & more! 1/2

At the @pace.coe.int session, MP @saskiakluit.bsky.social asked the @coe.int Secretary General what he will be doing in the near future to promote the right to a healthy environment. We need an additional protocol NOW to legally protect the right & protect all other rights from environmental crisis!

Saskia Kluit@saskiakluit.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Tweede dag van de @pace.coe.int plenaire sessie. Hier stel ik de vraag wat de secretaris-generaal van @coe.int komende tijd zal doen voor het recht op een schone en gezonde leefomgeving. Zijn antwoord was dat klimaatverandering een urgente crisis is en in de Reyckyavick declaratie opgenomen. 1/

Climate activist Niamh Purcell believes the @coe.int has one way to signal to young people it takes their demands for climate justice seriously. Let's legally protect the right to a healthy environment, in a pledge for our shared humanity & future! bit.ly/4nEpvFy

Join our Campaign & MP Aurora Floridia for a @pace.coe.int side event on why the @coe.int's protection of the right to a healthy environment matters! 🎤 Hear from @srenvironment.bsky.social @duycks.bsky.social ocial @saskiakluit.bsky.social it.bsky.social @sumarslan.bsky.social & more! 1/2

Last June, Italian MP & @pace.coe.int member Aurora Floridia asked a critical question to the @coe.int Committee of Ministers: ❓Will European leaders finally launch the drafting of a legally binding instrument on the right to a healthy environment? 1/5

FIDH stands with @healthyenvcoe.bsky.social'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.int Member States to support an additional protocol to the European Convention!

Right to a Healthy Environment at the CoE@healthyenvcoe.bsky.social · 11mo ago

The call comes from within – again! Last Friday, the Committee on Social Affairs, Health & Sustainable Development of the @coe.int called for the legal protection of the right to a healthy environment! 🌍 pace.coe.int/en/news/9992... 1/5