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Europe Adopts Treaty on Environmental Crime Amid Concerns

5/15/2025

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On May 14, 2025, the Council of Europe took a significant step by adopting an international treaty aimed at tackling serious environmental crime across its 46 member states. However, legal experts are raising alarms over the treaty's failure to acknowledge the right to a clean and healthy environment, calling for urgent measures to safeguard this essential human right.

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On May 14, 2025, the Council of Europe took a significant step by adopting an international treaty aimed at tackling serious environmental crime across its 46 member states. However, legal experts are raising alarms over the treaty's failure to acknowledge the right to a clean and healthy environment, calling for urgent measures to safeguard this essential human right.