Avaaz’s Climate Litigation Hub
Courts are one of our last lines of defence in the battle against the climate emergency!
Courts are one of our last lines of defence in the battle against the climate emergency!
Learn more about the epic lawsuits we help launch and support against the most prolific polluters and governments. Leave a message about how climate change affects you, and we will share it with the world’s most powerful decision makers – then donate what you can to supercharge our fight for climate justice.
The Americas’ most important human rights court will soon publish guidelines on governments’ legal obligations to protect and fulfil their citizens’ human rights by tackling climate change. And Avaaz has teamed up with the best legal experts to make sure our voices are heard!
Hussein Julood’s 21-year-old son Ali died because of toxic gas flaring on BP oil fields in Iraq. Gas flaring releases cancer-causing fumes like benzene that trigger a slow, painful death for innocent people, and it emits tonnes of methane, heating up our planet.
Over 380,000 people already support Ali’s grieving father — will you join the global call today? Small donations from thousands of Avaaz members helped fund six Portuguese kids’ herculean lawsuit against 32 governments for letting the world burn in the midst of this climate crisis – also known as the Duarte Agostinho case before the European Court of Human Rights.
In 2015, 21 young Americans filed a constitutional climate lawsuit – Juliana v. United States – against the U.S. government, which they claim is violating their rights by fueling the climate emergency. Our movement has backed them financially and is providing campaigning expertise.
Climate Emergency: major threat to children and Indigenous Peoples
In our submission and at the hearing in Brazil, we told the judges how climate anxiety among young people is ravaging their mental health, and therefore violating their human rights; and how Indigenous communities’ rights must be front and centre in the biggest environmental challenge of our time.
Click below to read the Executive Summary of the Avaaz submission as well as 100 member messages on climate anxiety – both of which would not have been possible without the support of people like you!
Grieving father v. Oil giant BP
Now Mr. Julood is channelling his grief into trying to get justice for his son by suing BP if they don’t stop gas flaring and pay reparations.
6 Portuguese kids v. 32 European governments
On 27 September 2023, they got their day in court to try to protect their fundamental human rights – and their lives – from lethal climate threats. On 9 April 2024, their case was unfortunately ruled inadmissible, but this does not mark the end of their journey — stay tuned!
Continue to show your support for these six youths by clicking the button below and leaving a message! Then read more about their historic lawsuit.
21 youths from the U.S. v. their government
Despite setbacks these courageous young plaintiffs are still going all out to get to tell their stories at trial, but the government keeps fighting tooth and nail to thwart their heroic efforts to save the planet.
Join the global call to stop silencing the Juliana youth, then read more about how you can support their case below!
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