Global Toxics & Human Rights Project
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The GTP* addresses massive, systemic, and widespread human rights issues associated with exposure to hazardous substances by supporting the mandate of the U.N. Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights. *Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Int. license
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#Ecuador: On 3 Feb, the UN SR Toxics was granted leave to observe a court case against #Indigenous #EnvironmentalDefenders. Ecuador’s Electoral Council seeks to impose fines over $30k USD & suspend rights of YASunidos, an organization who mobilized to protect Yasuni National Park ➡️ bit.ly/3ZMeLL8
#Ecuador: On 3 Feb, the UN SR Toxics was granted leave to observe a court case against #Indigenous #EnvironmentalDefenders. Ecuador’s Electoral Council seeks to impose fines over $30k USD & suspend rights of YASunidos, an organization who mobilized to protect Yasuni National Park ➡️ bit.ly/3ZMeLL8
February 4, 2026 at 7:26 PM
#Ecuador: On 3 Feb, the UN SR Toxics was granted leave to observe a court case against #Indigenous #EnvironmentalDefenders. Ecuador’s Electoral Council seeks to impose fines over $30k USD & suspend rights of YASunidos, an organization who mobilized to protect Yasuni National Park ➡️ bit.ly/3ZMeLL8
#Preparedness: On 30 Jan, the UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics & #HumanRights, Dr. Orellana will present on #EnvironmentalRisk & Damage from a human rights lens at the UN Global Seminar on Response in case of technological & #Natech disasters.
See program here: bit.ly/4t4vAyk
See program here: bit.ly/4t4vAyk
January 29, 2026 at 7:10 PM
#Preparedness: On 30 Jan, the UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics & #HumanRights, Dr. Orellana will present on #EnvironmentalRisk & Damage from a human rights lens at the UN Global Seminar on Response in case of technological & #Natech disasters.
See program here: bit.ly/4t4vAyk
See program here: bit.ly/4t4vAyk
#EU: On 24 Jan, EU Observer interviewed the UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics & Human Rights, on the wide gap between the science and the political will, the hidden risks of hazardous #chemicals, and Europe’s responsibilities in protecting #HumanRights globally.
Read full article here: bit.ly/45wAKZW
Read full article here: bit.ly/45wAKZW
January 26, 2026 at 7:03 PM
#EU: On 24 Jan, EU Observer interviewed the UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics & Human Rights, on the wide gap between the science and the political will, the hidden risks of hazardous #chemicals, and Europe’s responsibilities in protecting #HumanRights globally.
Read full article here: bit.ly/45wAKZW
Read full article here: bit.ly/45wAKZW
#UNEA7 #RtHE: On 10 Dec 2025, the UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics & #HumanRights, will be speaking at a high-level side event on advancing the Human Right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment #JustTransition #FutureGenerations.
Learn more & watch the livestream here: bit.ly/4puiR5Y
Learn more & watch the livestream here: bit.ly/4puiR5Y
December 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
#UNEA7 #RtHE: On 10 Dec 2025, the UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics & #HumanRights, will be speaking at a high-level side event on advancing the Human Right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment #JustTransition #FutureGenerations.
Learn more & watch the livestream here: bit.ly/4puiR5Y
Learn more & watch the livestream here: bit.ly/4puiR5Y
#UNEA7 #Peacebuilding: On 10 Dec. 2025, UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics & #HumanRights, Dr. Marcos Orellana, will be speaking on how UNEA can accelerate meaningful action on conflict, peace & environment.
Learn more & watch the livestream here: bit.ly/4iKCxjq
Learn more & watch the livestream here: bit.ly/4iKCxjq
December 8, 2025 at 9:24 PM
#UNEA7 #Peacebuilding: On 10 Dec. 2025, UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics & #HumanRights, Dr. Marcos Orellana, will be speaking on how UNEA can accelerate meaningful action on conflict, peace & environment.
Learn more & watch the livestream here: bit.ly/4iKCxjq
Learn more & watch the livestream here: bit.ly/4iKCxjq
#PFAS: @SRToxics invites input for the 2026 thematic report on #ForeverChemicals & #HumanRights. Please send contributions by 9 Jan 2026 to hrc-sr-toxicshr@un.org
More info: www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for...
More info: www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for...
December 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
#PFAS: @SRToxics invites input for the 2026 thematic report on #ForeverChemicals & #HumanRights. Please send contributions by 9 Jan 2026 to hrc-sr-toxicshr@un.org
More info: www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for...
More info: www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for...
#HumanRights #RtHE: On 20 Nov. 2025, the Professor Orellana will be speaking at the University of Miami’s & the IACHR Symposium on Human Rights in the Americas on the intersection of Human Rights & the environment.
To attend the panel and learn more, register here: bit.ly/487eeHr
To attend the panel and learn more, register here: bit.ly/487eeHr
November 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
#HumanRights #RtHE: On 20 Nov. 2025, the Professor Orellana will be speaking at the University of Miami’s & the IACHR Symposium on Human Rights in the Americas on the intersection of Human Rights & the environment.
To attend the panel and learn more, register here: bit.ly/487eeHr
To attend the panel and learn more, register here: bit.ly/487eeHr
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"To get the policy right, it needs to be informed by the voices of women."
UN @srtoxics.bsky.social Marcos Orellana underscores talking about #gender & toxics is not relegating women into a checkbox, it is to elevate the disproportionate impacts on women & girls and the stigma they face.
UN @srtoxics.bsky.social Marcos Orellana underscores talking about #gender & toxics is not relegating women into a checkbox, it is to elevate the disproportionate impacts on women & girls and the stigma they face.
November 5, 2025 at 12:43 PM
"To get the policy right, it needs to be informed by the voices of women."
UN @srtoxics.bsky.social Marcos Orellana underscores talking about #gender & toxics is not relegating women into a checkbox, it is to elevate the disproportionate impacts on women & girls and the stigma they face.
UN @srtoxics.bsky.social Marcos Orellana underscores talking about #gender & toxics is not relegating women into a checkbox, it is to elevate the disproportionate impacts on women & girls and the stigma they face.
#UAE: On 2 Nov, the UN Special Rapporteur's letter to the UAE on allegations re #HumanRights violations in the #gold mining industry was made public, expressing concerns over #mercury poisoning & environmental degradation linked to companies operating in the UAE.
Read it here: bit.ly/3X7ZH9c
Read it here: bit.ly/3X7ZH9c
November 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
#UAE: On 2 Nov, the UN Special Rapporteur's letter to the UAE on allegations re #HumanRights violations in the #gold mining industry was made public, expressing concerns over #mercury poisoning & environmental degradation linked to companies operating in the UAE.
Read it here: bit.ly/3X7ZH9c
Read it here: bit.ly/3X7ZH9c
#Zambia: On Nov 3 & 4, several UN Special Procedures are acting as amici curiae in the Supreme Court in #SouthAfrica, regarding a case where Zambian women & children suffered injuries caused by #LeadPollution emanating from a mine.
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/47jymXR
@un-spexperts.bsky.social
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/47jymXR
@un-spexperts.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
#Zambia: On Nov 3 & 4, several UN Special Procedures are acting as amici curiae in the Supreme Court in #SouthAfrica, regarding a case where Zambian women & children suffered injuries caused by #LeadPollution emanating from a mine.
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/47jymXR
@un-spexperts.bsky.social
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/47jymXR
@un-spexperts.bsky.social
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📣 As UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, along with colleagues from other five mandates we welcome landmark ASEAN Declaration on right to safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment.
#ASEAN #healthyenvironment
#ASEAN #healthyenvironment
October 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
📣 As UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, along with colleagues from other five mandates we welcome landmark ASEAN Declaration on right to safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment.
#ASEAN #healthyenvironment
#ASEAN #healthyenvironment
#CriticalMinerals: On 30 Oct 2025, AUWCL will host a symposium titled Critical Minerals, Critical Business & Critical Rights. The UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics & Human Rights, Dr. Marcos Orellana, will examine the interface between decarbonization and detoxification.
Register here: bit.ly/47udETU
Register here: bit.ly/47udETU
October 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
#CriticalMinerals: On 30 Oct 2025, AUWCL will host a symposium titled Critical Minerals, Critical Business & Critical Rights. The UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics & Human Rights, Dr. Marcos Orellana, will examine the interface between decarbonization and detoxification.
Register here: bit.ly/47udETU
Register here: bit.ly/47udETU
#Mexico: On 9 March, Dr. Marcos Orellana will visit Mexico to review and report on the status of issues related to #toxics & #HumanRights. Prior to his visit, all interested individuals & organizations are invited to submit comments and contributions by December 5.
Learn more: bit.ly/3KZDwPZ
Learn more: bit.ly/3KZDwPZ
October 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
#Mexico: On 9 March, Dr. Marcos Orellana will visit Mexico to review and report on the status of issues related to #toxics & #HumanRights. Prior to his visit, all interested individuals & organizations are invited to submit comments and contributions by December 5.
Learn more: bit.ly/3KZDwPZ
Learn more: bit.ly/3KZDwPZ
#Colombia #Mercury: On Oct 14, a letter by SR Toxics, @srenvironment.bsky.social & @binadcosta.bsky.social, was made public, expressing concerns over mercury contamination in Colombia’s Atrato River, threatening the rights of #IndigenousPeoples & Afro-descendant communities.
➡️ bit.ly/4nK2iSs
➡️ bit.ly/4nK2iSs
October 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
#Colombia #Mercury: On Oct 14, a letter by SR Toxics, @srenvironment.bsky.social & @binadcosta.bsky.social, was made public, expressing concerns over mercury contamination in Colombia’s Atrato River, threatening the rights of #IndigenousPeoples & Afro-descendant communities.
➡️ bit.ly/4nK2iSs
➡️ bit.ly/4nK2iSs
#LatinAmerica #ASGM: On Oct 23, IPEN published a new report documenting mercury exposure in 105 women from Indigenous communities in Peru and Nicaragua. The UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics & #HumanRights highlights the global threat this poses.
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4n8onJk
@toxicsfree.bsky.social
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4n8onJk
@toxicsfree.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 6:51 PM
#LatinAmerica #ASGM: On Oct 23, IPEN published a new report documenting mercury exposure in 105 women from Indigenous communities in Peru and Nicaragua. The UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics & #HumanRights highlights the global threat this poses.
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4n8onJk
@toxicsfree.bsky.social
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4n8onJk
@toxicsfree.bsky.social
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Stressing that #ASGM fuels pollution & #HumanRights harms, @srtoxics.bsky.social Marcos Orellana warns of undermining #UNDRIP & urges amending @minamataconvention.bsky.social to better protect Indigenous rights. The effectiveness evaluation ahead #MinamataCOP7 offers crucial opportunity for action.
October 16, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Stressing that #ASGM fuels pollution & #HumanRights harms, @srtoxics.bsky.social Marcos Orellana warns of undermining #UNDRIP & urges amending @minamataconvention.bsky.social to better protect Indigenous rights. The effectiveness evaluation ahead #MinamataCOP7 offers crucial opportunity for action.
#UNGA80: On Oct 23, during an Interactive Dialogue @SRToxics will discuss key findings from a his thematic report on #military activities & #toxics, highlighting the need for legal standards to prevent #ecocide in this context.
Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4nK2iSs
Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4nK2iSs
October 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
#UNGA80: On Oct 23, during an Interactive Dialogue @SRToxics will discuss key findings from a his thematic report on #military activities & #toxics, highlighting the need for legal standards to prevent #ecocide in this context.
Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4nK2iSs
Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4nK2iSs
#MinamataCOP6 #ASGM: On Oct 16, the UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics & Human Rights will discuss how mercury exposure from small-scale gold mining impacts the human rights of #IndigenousPeoples.
Register here for this online event ➡️ bit.ly/16oct25b
Register here for this online event ➡️ bit.ly/16oct25b
October 13, 2025 at 5:45 AM
#MinamataCOP6 #ASGM: On Oct 16, the UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics & Human Rights will discuss how mercury exposure from small-scale gold mining impacts the human rights of #IndigenousPeoples.
Register here for this online event ➡️ bit.ly/16oct25b
Register here for this online event ➡️ bit.ly/16oct25b
#Mercury #MinamataCOP6 #ASGM: On Oct 14, the UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics & #HumanRights will discuss his recommendations on mercury trade and its #HumanRights implications at an online event hosted by IPEN & the Geneva Environment Network (GEN).
Learn more & register here ➡️ tiny.cc/GEN14Oct25
Learn more & register here ➡️ tiny.cc/GEN14Oct25
October 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM
#Mercury #MinamataCOP6 #ASGM: On Oct 14, the UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics & #HumanRights will discuss his recommendations on mercury trade and its #HumanRights implications at an online event hosted by IPEN & the Geneva Environment Network (GEN).
Learn more & register here ➡️ tiny.cc/GEN14Oct25
Learn more & register here ➡️ tiny.cc/GEN14Oct25
#EU: On 1 Oct 2025, a letter by the UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics & Human Rights to the European Union was published, raising concerns on chemical regulations’ compatibility with int’l human rights, especially regarding #cosmetics, #fertilizers & labeling of #chemicals. Read more: bit.ly/42nJdgt
October 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
#EU: On 1 Oct 2025, a letter by the UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics & Human Rights to the European Union was published, raising concerns on chemical regulations’ compatibility with int’l human rights, especially regarding #cosmetics, #fertilizers & labeling of #chemicals. Read more: bit.ly/42nJdgt
#Geneva: On 17 Sept, the UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics & Human Rights attended the Geneva #ToxicFreeTalks on the sidelines of #HRC60 to highlight the challenges posed by the production, use and dissemination of toxics.
Learn more: www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/resources/up...
Learn more: www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/resources/up...
September 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
#Geneva: On 17 Sept, the UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics & Human Rights attended the Geneva #ToxicFreeTalks on the sidelines of #HRC60 to highlight the challenges posed by the production, use and dissemination of toxics.
Learn more: www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/resources/up...
Learn more: www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/resources/up...
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In opening, @srtoxics.bsky.social Marcos Orellana underscores the right to be free from toxics is not a new or autonomous right. Rather it engages a number of already existing rights and builds on already existing obligations in force, as reinforced by the landmark #ICJAO.
September 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
In opening, @srtoxics.bsky.social Marcos Orellana underscores the right to be free from toxics is not a new or autonomous right. Rather it engages a number of already existing rights and builds on already existing obligations in force, as reinforced by the landmark #ICJAO.
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This wraps up the 2025 #GENeva #ToxicFreeTalks!
In the last session of @srtoxics.bsky.social Marcos Orellana at Human Rights Council, we highlighted next steps of advancing a #ToxicFreeFuture ensuring justice & meaningful impact on toxics & #humanrights on the ground.
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In the last session of @srtoxics.bsky.social Marcos Orellana at Human Rights Council, we highlighted next steps of advancing a #ToxicFreeFuture ensuring justice & meaningful impact on toxics & #humanrights on the ground.
▶️ tiny.cc/GENToxicFree...
Geneva Toxic Free Talks
The Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights reports every Fall to the Council and to the UN General Assembly on issues related to his mandate. The Geneva Toxic Free Talks aim to harness this opp...
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September 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
This wraps up the 2025 #GENeva #ToxicFreeTalks!
In the last session of @srtoxics.bsky.social Marcos Orellana at Human Rights Council, we highlighted next steps of advancing a #ToxicFreeFuture ensuring justice & meaningful impact on toxics & #humanrights on the ground.
▶️ tiny.cc/GENToxicFree...
In the last session of @srtoxics.bsky.social Marcos Orellana at Human Rights Council, we highlighted next steps of advancing a #ToxicFreeFuture ensuring justice & meaningful impact on toxics & #humanrights on the ground.
▶️ tiny.cc/GENToxicFree...
#Samoa: On 10 July, the report of the UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics & Human Rights on his country visit to Samoa became public. The report warns of risks from #ewaste, #asbestos & #pesticides, and offers recommendations to improve the situation.
Read here: docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/60/...
Read here: docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/60/...
September 9, 2025 at 7:31 PM
#Samoa: On 10 July, the report of the UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics & Human Rights on his country visit to Samoa became public. The report warns of risks from #ewaste, #asbestos & #pesticides, and offers recommendations to improve the situation.
Read here: docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/60/...
Read here: docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/60/...
#Chile: On 5 Sept, the OHCHR with Sweden will host a consultation on #Mining & #MercuryContamination in Latin America. Small-scale gold mining is the world’s largest emitter of #mercury, contaminating lands and harming human #health. Read more here: docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/51/35
September 4, 2025 at 9:49 PM
#Chile: On 5 Sept, the OHCHR with Sweden will host a consultation on #Mining & #MercuryContamination in Latin America. Small-scale gold mining is the world’s largest emitter of #mercury, contaminating lands and harming human #health. Read more here: docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/51/35