Michel Forst
@ForstMichel
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🇺🇳 Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders (Aarhus Convention) | Former UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders & UN Independent Expert on Haiti
Paris (France)
Joined August 2010
Les “outre-mer” ne doivent plus être exclus de la Charte sociale européenne !
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Reelected as Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders @UNECE #AarhusConvention. Strengthening #EnvironmentalDefenders protection was my primary motivation for running for a new term. It is an honour & privilege to continue this work.
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❗ Together with @SREnvironment @GinaRomero @MaryLawlorhrds @AlbertBarume @ForstMichel we are issuing a statement to clarify applicable international #HumanRights standards on #CivicParticipation at #COP30. We remain available to discuss with all involved in Belem and beyond.
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The official launch of LEAD at #COP30 was a resounding success. Standing room only, with inspiring voices including @GuajajaraSonia, @mbachelet, and @ForstMichel A powerful step forward for protecting defenders worldwide ✊ #LEADwithUs #LEADInitiative #EnvironmentalDefenders
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🔔 Report on key trends and threats 📣 This report outlines key trends & makes recommendations to Parties to @UNECE #AarhusConvention for the protection of #EnvironmentalDefenders 👉 Full report ENG official https://t.co/dQFRvvpcn6 & reader-friendly https://t.co/30JATXYGKv
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🔔Report on complaints and activities 💡 Info & data on complaints received & activities undertaken as Special Rapporteur on #EnvironmentalDefenders 👉 Full report ENG – official https://t.co/FU8ccF798U & reader-friendly https://t.co/qSZMOWMQZY
@UNECE #AarhusConvention
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🔔 Report on regional consultations with environmental defenders 🌎 10 consultations since November 2023 📣 Key challenges & threats for #EnvironmentalDefenders 👉 Report ENG official https://t.co/8Uk2tKN8Pl & reader-friendly https://t.co/30JATXY8UX
@UNECE #AarhusConvention
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NOW OUT: Guidelines on the Right to Peaceful Environmental Protest & Civil Disobedience 📝 A set of Guiding & Operational Principles for the effective protection of peaceful #EnvironmentalProtesters 👉 Full Guidelines (English): https://t.co/lLDFb7Edne
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POSTPONED: Guidelines on the Right to Peaceful Environmental Protest and Civil Disobedience ⏱️ The long awaited Guidelines have to wait a bit more. Sometimes things go unexpectedly, even for Special Rapporteurs. Hopefully you will read them with even more interest - stay tuned!
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#SimposioOC32 | Esta semana inicia la #ClimateWeekNYC, y la emergencia climática ocupa cada vez más el centro de la agenda internacional. En este marco, presentamos nuevos artículos que exploran el impacto de la Opinión Consultiva 32 sobre emergencia climática y #DDHH🧵👇
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The UN Special Rapporteur on environmental defenders has submitted an amicus brief in Anar Mammadli’s case 🌍 Azerbaijan has a duty under the Aarhus Convention: defenders must not face reprisals ⚖️ Calls for Anar’s release and for charges to be dropped 🕊️ 🔗
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At least 146 land and environmental defenders were killed or disappeared in 2024, more than worrying! Indigenous peoples represent 1/3 of victims despite being only 6% of global population. "Standing up to injustice should never be a death sentence" - @Global_Witness
The stories in our Annual Defenders Report must be heard. We’ve created shareable graphics + assets so you can post them on your own channels and help spread the word. Together, we can make defenders’ voices impossible to ignore. 👉 https://t.co/wHZKGzCF25
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🚨 Complaint SRC/72 Azerbaijan. Dr. Ibadoghlu is an environmental & HR advocate. In Feb 2025 I wrote to the Gov to express my serious concerns about his criminal charges, pre-trial detention & house arrest. My letter https://t.co/ILyO6ILPr5 & Gov response https://t.co/18iiu0hoWe
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📝 "Protecting environmental defenders to safeguard environmental democracy" 🔎 My article in the Autumn 2025 edition of The Geographer (Royal Scottish Geographical Society) is now accessible online: https://t.co/JcID7QOmxw
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🇩🇰 In Copenhagen for the conference Together for Global Climate Action Towards COP30 by GlobalFocus & CANEurope. 📣 @UNECEAarhus Parties should demonstrate leadership for the safe participation of #EnvironmentalDefenders in #COP30 as a key step in achieving just climate action.
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🌎Read my full statement on the ICJ's historic Advisory Opinion on States’ Climate Change Obligations 👉 https://t.co/z3hOL9zuQl
⚖️ 📣 Yesterday's ICJ ruling reminds us that environmental defenders are not extremists or criminals, but guardians of international law. They are the voices of future generations, reminding states of their legal obligations to protect the planet.
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The time for half-measures and empty promises is over. States' climate obligations are not negotiable; they are legally binding imperatives that must be respected if we are to preserve a livable planet for present and future generations.
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The ICJ has spoken. The decision is clear. The climate crisis demands immediate action, and environmental defenders must be protected and empowered, not persecuted.
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⚖️ 📣 Yesterday's ICJ ruling reminds us that environmental defenders are not extremists or criminals, but guardians of international law. They are the voices of future generations, reminding states of their legal obligations to protect the planet.
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