In 2016, six youth activists, Young Friends of the Earth Norway, and greenpeacenordic took the Norwegian government to court to stop new Arctic oil drilling.
The case landed in the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), and for the first time, the Court is being asked to decide whether a government’s decision to expand its oil and gas production violates human rights: the rights to life, to health, and to a safe environment.
We will find out the decision next week, 28 October.
Read their near 10 year journey so far via link in bio.
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