Michel Forst
@michelforst.bsky.social
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UN Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders under the Aarhus Convention https://unece.org/env/pp/aarhus-convention/special-rapporteur
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NOW OUT: Guidelines on the Right to Peaceful Environmental Protest and Civil Disobedience

📝 A set of Guiding & Operational Principles for the effective protection of peaceful #EnvironmentalProtesters

👉 Full Guidelines (English): unece.org/sites/defaul...

#UNECE #AarhusConvention
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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 can 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 🕊️

🔗 unece.org/ACSR_C_2024_...
Graphic with a teal background showing a quote from Michel Forst, UN Special Rapporteur on environmental defenders under the Aarhus Convention. Text reads: “Environmental defenders must not be penalised, persecuted or harassed for their work under the Aarhus Convention. I therefore urge to ensure: • The prompt release of Mr. Anar Mammadli from pre-trial detention; • The withdrawal of all criminal charges against Mr. Anar Mammadli.” Below is Michel Forst’s name, title, reference to his letter on 19 September 2025, and a small photo of him in front of the UN flag. Website link: www.free-anar.site.
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At least 146 land and environmental defenders were killed or disappeared in 2024, more than worrying!

"Standing up to injustice should never be a death sentence" - @Global_Witness

globalwitness.org/en/press-rel...
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🚨 Complaint SRC/72 Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 Dr. Ibadoghlu is an environmental & human rights advocate.

📝 In Feb 2025 I sent a letter to the Gov about his situation to express my concerns about his criminal charges, pre-trial detention & house arrest. My letter shorturl.at/x7cRH &
Gov response shorturl.at/yvzTG
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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: issuu.com/rsgspubs/doc...
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🇩🇰 In Copenhagen for the conference Together for Global Climate Action Towards COP30 by GlobalFocus & @caneurope.org.

📣 Parties to the #AarhusConvention should demonstrate leadership for the safe participation of #EnvironmentalDefenders in #COP30 as a key step in achieving just climate action.
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Le temps des demi-mesures et des promesses vides est révolu. Les obligations climatiques des états ne sont pas négociables, il s’agit d’impératifs juridiquement contraignants qui doivent être respectés si nous voulons préserver une planète vivable pour les générations présentes et futures.
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La CIJ s’est exprimée. La decision est claire. La crise climatique exige une action immédiate, et les défenseurs de l’environnement doivent être protégés et responsabilisés, et non persécutés.
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⚖️ 📣 La décision rendue hier par la CIJ nous rappelle que les défenseurs de l’environnement ne sont pas des extrémistes ou des criminels, mais des gardiens du droit international. Ils sont la voix des générations futures qui rappellent aux états leurs obligations légales de protéger la planète.
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🌎 Entre Aarhus y Escazú: Protección de personas defensoras en Europa y América Latina

🆕 Formación online

📅 2, 9 y 16 de julio

🗣️ Con voces expertas y amplia experiencia en los instrumentos de Aarhus y Escazú, el litigio y el activismo

🔗 Programa y profesorado: www.idhc.org/es/curs/entr...
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🚨 7 Azerbaijani journalists sentenced to 7-9 years on fabricated charges in #AbzasMedia case, including editor Sevinj Vagifgizi who told judges: “What the government fears is what we protect: the truth.”

rsf.org/en/azerbaija...

#PressFreedom #Azerbaijan #JournalismIsNotACrime
Azerbaijan: Up to nine years in prison for Sevinj Vagifgizi and her colleagues, RSF condemns outrageous sentencing
On 20 June, seven Azerbaijani journalists, including editor-in-chief Sevinj Vagifgizi, were sentenced to between seven and nine years in prison on trumped-up charges of “smuggling foreign currency” in...
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Pour les uns, la France est en train de sortir complètement des rails de la transition écologique ; pour les autres, le pragmatisme a enfin pris le dessus…une quantité inédite de décisions qui pèseront lourd sur l’avenir de l’écologie se sont succédé…
www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeur...
En France, les reculs sur l’écologie se multiplient
Zones à faibles émissions, A69, normes agricoles… Depuis le début de l’année, une quantité inédite de votes et de décisions politiques mettent à mal l’ambition écologique du pays.
www.lemonde.fr
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📽️ The short film about my mandate is now available with Hungarian subtitles

📽️ Az Aarhusi Egyezmény környezetvédőkkel foglalkozó különmegbízottjának megbízatásáról szóló kisfilm már magyar felirattal is megtekinthető 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Uz2...
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A must read from @business-humanrights.org

Many key findings support what I see in my work as Special Rapporteur #EnvironmentalDefenders such as restrictions on #protest and the use of legal harassment #SLAPPs

Documentation is essential to raise awareness of the issue and better protect defenders.
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🆕 We've recorded over 6,400 attacks against people speaking out against corporate harm in the past 10 years - close to two attacks per day on average.

Attacks were reported in relation to almost every business sector and region of the globe over the past decade.
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Urgent call: @TotalEnergies and its shareholders must take immediate action to protect environmental defenders in Uganda in the context of the Tilenga/Kingfisher and EACOP
projects.
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🌿The Value of Biodiversity

Excited to share a new #EcolClip featuring world-renowned ecologist Prof. Peter Reich @umich.edu

I found Peter's insights into the future of #biodiversity especially inspiring

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVLM...
Please boost if you like it
#ecology #science #nature #biology
The Value of Biodiversity with Prof. Peter Reich | EcolClips
YouTube video by EcolClips
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The IMF & World Bank are still funding fossil fuels. Their policies are deepening debt and inequality across the Global South. It's time to #FixTheFinanceSystem — not reform around the edges. Read why FfD4 in Seville matters: www.climatechangenews.com/2025/05/07/w...
#ClimateJustice #FfD4People