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Michel Forst
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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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unsrclimatehrights.bsky.social
❗ With @srenvironment.bsky.social @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social @SRapporteurFOAA.bsky.social @michelforst.bsky.social we are issuing a statement on international #HumanRights standards on #CivicParticipation at #COP30

We remain available to support inclusive conversations with all concerned
November 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Reposted by Michel Forst
eeb.org
🔴 Live in the European Parliament: “Rights, Risks & Resilience – Strengthening Protections for Environmental Defenders”

⚠️ Across Europe, defenders are standing up for our planet, often at great risk

🌍 Today we discuss how to transform concern into concrete commitments that truly protect defenders
November 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Reposted by Michel Forst
cncdh.fr
Pour @michelforst.bsky.social, dans @mediapart.fr, "Les infractions pénales caractérisées [révélées par les vidéos] appellent des poursuites judiciaires contre les responsables [...]. Elles exigent une remise en cause profonde des doctrines de maintien de l’ordre en France."
#ViolencesPolicières
November 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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A relire effectivement à la lumière des vidéo révélées par @mediapart.fr et @liberation.fr
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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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 unece.org/sites/defaul...
& reader-friendly unece.org/sites/defaul...
October 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM
michelforst.bsky.social
🔔Report on complaints and activities
💡 Info & data on complaints received & activities undertaken as Special Rapporteur on #EnvironmentalDefenders
👉 Full report ENG – official unece.org/sites/defaul... & reader-friendly unece.org/sites/defaul...

#UNECE #AarhusConvention
October 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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🔔 Report on regional consultations with environmental defenders
🌎 10 consultations
📣 Key challenges & threats for #EnvironmentalDefenders
👉 Full report ENG official unece.org/sites/defaul... & reader-friendly unece.org/sites/defaul...
#UNECE #AarhusConvention
October 27, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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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
October 13, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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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!
October 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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October 6, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Reposted by Michel Forst
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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🧵👇
September 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Reposted by Michel Forst
endrepression-az.org
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.
September 23, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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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...
September 18, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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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
September 12, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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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...
September 9, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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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.
September 4, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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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.
July 24, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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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...
June 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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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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June 22, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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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
June 9, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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Extraordinary & disturbing court case unfolding. UN rapporteur @michelforst.bsky.social warns State of 'directly assisting' a private company to sue an environmental activist. 'I am deeply concerned at the significant wider public interest imperilled by this case'
www.independent.ie/irish-news/u...
UN investigator seeks urgent action as gardaí ordered to disclose confidential file to facilitate defamation case
Deep concerns have been raised over court proceedings where gardaí were ordered to hand over a confidential complaint for use in a defamation case.
www.independent.ie
June 7, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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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...
June 5, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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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.
business-humanrights.org Business & Human Rights Resource Centre @business-humanrights.org · May 21
🆕 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.
June 3, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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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.
unece.org/sites/defaul...
unece.org
May 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM