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Don’t Let Russia Burn Our Future
Prime L.
started this petition to
President of the European Court of Human Rights: Matthias Guyomar
This is bigger than politics. Bigger than borders. This is about who we are.
Russia isn’t just invading Ukraine - it’s attacking the planet itself. It’s torching the future we’re meant to inherit, while Europe’s top human rights court sits in silence. For two years, a historic climate lawsuit has gathered dust. Every day of delay is another day of betrayal.
Indigenous leaders, youth activists and human rights defenders have already stepped up - risking everything to take Russia to court. They are fighting for us, with us, as us. Their courage is our courage. Their fight is our fight. If they’re ignored, we’re all ignored. If they lose, we all lose.
Silence equals betrayal. Not just of the planet, but of our generation, our values, our future.
But when we move together, we’re unstoppable. By flooding the court with signatures, we fuse our voices into one demand: climate crimes are human rights crimes. This is our chance to prove that people power can’t be brushed aside - not by Russia, not by polluters, not by anyone.
And here’s the truth: this time you don’t need to have marched, protested, or spoken at rallies to matter. All it takes is one act: your signature. When you add your name, you’re not just signing a petition, you’re standing shoulder to shoulder with those who dared to challenge Russia. You become one of the giants lifting them higher, pushing them forward, refusing to let them stand alone.
This is how ordinary people make history. This is how we become more than bystanders. By acting together, we show who we are now - and who we will be: a generation that turns silence into a roar, betrayal into solidarity, despair into hope.
Add your name now - and let’s turn that silence into a roar Strasbourg cannot ignore.
DON’T LET RUSSIA BURN OUR FUTURE
BRING THE CLIMATE CASE TO STRASBOURG!
#RussianClimateCase
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MORE ABOUT THE CASE:
The Russian climate case is the first and only legal challenge ever brought against the climate policies and actions of the Russian Federation by its citizens.
Given Russia’s withdrawal from the Council of Europe and the increasingly dangerous environment for human rights defenders, it is also likely to be the last such case that can be brought within a binding international legal framework — and within the narrowing window for effective climate action. This matters not just for Russia but for all of us.
Russia is the fourth largest global emitter of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) yet it continues to increase its emissions year on year. Climate science tells us that without deep and rapid cuts to these emissions we may not be able to secure a liveable future.
The case is brought by 18 individual applicants and 2 NGOs, some of the last remaining defenders willing to seek legal remedies against the Russian state. They have done so at great personal cost: several were forced into exile, many were labelled “foreign agents,” and one even stripped of citizenship. The case’s potential impact goes far beyond Russia’s borders — and it is crucial that these applicants receive international support and that the rule of law is upheld without delay.
The case exhausted all domestic remedies in the Russian courts before filing with the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in September 2023. Since then, there has been no visible progress at the ECtHR despite the case falling into the ECtHR’s prioritisation policy.
The ECtHR has previously been criticised for delaying “difficult” or sensitive cases to such an extent that it has foregone the opportunity to prevent human rights violations while it is still possible to make a difference. This pattern must not be repeated.
Every day the Court waits is a day lost in the fight to save us all from the catastrophic effects of climate change. A judgement from the Court in this case will apply not just to Russia but the whole of the Council of Europe and have influence across the globe – we need the Court to step up now!
This case argues that Russia’s actions violate its own constitution, international human rights law, and its Paris Agreement obligations.
Russia’s failure to act on climate means:
- Thousands of deaths caused by severe heatwaves
- A dangerous increase in vector-borne disease
- Catastrophic damage to huge sections of forest
- Extensive thawing of permafrost in the Russian Arctic (at double the speed of the global average) destroying Indigenous Peoples way of life and livelihood, causing infrastructure damage and leading to the release of carbon dioxide and methane at dangerous levels
- Hugely damaging high-emission methane events
The case stands at the intersection of climate justice, international law, and authoritarian repression - and offers a rare chance to hold a major emitter to account before time runs out.
In media:
"Russia’s war accelerating climate emergency" – The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/13/russia-war-with-ukraine-accelerating-global-climate-emergency-report-shows
“When will Russia take action on climate?” – The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/18/when-will-russia-take-action-on-the-climate
"Historic legal appeal for climate justice" – The Moscow Times https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/10/02/in-historic-first-russian-activists-appeal-to-european-rights-court-for-climate-justice-a82623
Russia isn’t just invading Ukraine - it’s attacking the planet itself. It’s torching the future we’re meant to inherit, while Europe’s top human rights court sits in silence. For two years, a historic climate lawsuit has gathered dust. Every day of delay is another day of betrayal.
Indigenous leaders, youth activists and human rights defenders have already stepped up - risking everything to take Russia to court. They are fighting for us, with us, as us. Their courage is our courage. Their fight is our fight. If they’re ignored, we’re all ignored. If they lose, we all lose.
Silence equals betrayal. Not just of the planet, but of our generation, our values, our future.
But when we move together, we’re unstoppable. By flooding the court with signatures, we fuse our voices into one demand: climate crimes are human rights crimes. This is our chance to prove that people power can’t be brushed aside - not by Russia, not by polluters, not by anyone.
And here’s the truth: this time you don’t need to have marched, protested, or spoken at rallies to matter. All it takes is one act: your signature. When you add your name, you’re not just signing a petition, you’re standing shoulder to shoulder with those who dared to challenge Russia. You become one of the giants lifting them higher, pushing them forward, refusing to let them stand alone.
This is how ordinary people make history. This is how we become more than bystanders. By acting together, we show who we are now - and who we will be: a generation that turns silence into a roar, betrayal into solidarity, despair into hope.
Add your name now - and let’s turn that silence into a roar Strasbourg cannot ignore.
DON’T LET RUSSIA BURN OUR FUTURE
BRING THE CLIMATE CASE TO STRASBOURG!
#RussianClimateCase
*************************************************************
MORE ABOUT THE CASE:
The Russian climate case is the first and only legal challenge ever brought against the climate policies and actions of the Russian Federation by its citizens.
Given Russia’s withdrawal from the Council of Europe and the increasingly dangerous environment for human rights defenders, it is also likely to be the last such case that can be brought within a binding international legal framework — and within the narrowing window for effective climate action. This matters not just for Russia but for all of us.
Russia is the fourth largest global emitter of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) yet it continues to increase its emissions year on year. Climate science tells us that without deep and rapid cuts to these emissions we may not be able to secure a liveable future.
The case is brought by 18 individual applicants and 2 NGOs, some of the last remaining defenders willing to seek legal remedies against the Russian state. They have done so at great personal cost: several were forced into exile, many were labelled “foreign agents,” and one even stripped of citizenship. The case’s potential impact goes far beyond Russia’s borders — and it is crucial that these applicants receive international support and that the rule of law is upheld without delay.
The case exhausted all domestic remedies in the Russian courts before filing with the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in September 2023. Since then, there has been no visible progress at the ECtHR despite the case falling into the ECtHR’s prioritisation policy.
The ECtHR has previously been criticised for delaying “difficult” or sensitive cases to such an extent that it has foregone the opportunity to prevent human rights violations while it is still possible to make a difference. This pattern must not be repeated.
Every day the Court waits is a day lost in the fight to save us all from the catastrophic effects of climate change. A judgement from the Court in this case will apply not just to Russia but the whole of the Council of Europe and have influence across the globe – we need the Court to step up now!
This case argues that Russia’s actions violate its own constitution, international human rights law, and its Paris Agreement obligations.
Russia’s failure to act on climate means:
- Thousands of deaths caused by severe heatwaves
- A dangerous increase in vector-borne disease
- Catastrophic damage to huge sections of forest
- Extensive thawing of permafrost in the Russian Arctic (at double the speed of the global average) destroying Indigenous Peoples way of life and livelihood, causing infrastructure damage and leading to the release of carbon dioxide and methane at dangerous levels
- Hugely damaging high-emission methane events
The case stands at the intersection of climate justice, international law, and authoritarian repression - and offers a rare chance to hold a major emitter to account before time runs out.
In media:
"Russia’s war accelerating climate emergency" – The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/13/russia-war-with-ukraine-accelerating-global-climate-emergency-report-shows
“When will Russia take action on climate?” – The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/18/when-will-russia-take-action-on-the-climate
"Historic legal appeal for climate justice" – The Moscow Times https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/10/02/in-historic-first-russian-activists-appeal-to-european-rights-court-for-climate-justice-a82623
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