Welcome new report by Front Line Defenders which documents the scale of challenges human rights defenders face around the world and highlights the dangers that double standards pose to the entire international human rights system frontlinedefenders.org/en/resource-pu…

Congratulations Mario! This is great news. 🍃 🇪🇺

📢 Call for inputs: Contribute to my next report to the UN General Assembly, on the contributions of human rights defenders to the Sustainable Development Goals.
🗓️ Deadline: 4 June 2024
👇 Info here in EN, ES, FR, AR, RU.
srdefenders.org/submit-informa…

Always great to hear Irish academic voices 🇮🇪 contribute to important United Nations discussions.

Today, Dr Marguerite Nyhan of UCC Ireland addressed a 🇺🇳 thematic forum on how universities can harness science, technology and innovation🔬 to work towards #SDG13 & combat climate change. 🌏

Rights are not empty promises, they're tangible obligations. Govts must abide by them.

National Human Rights Institutions are working to make this a reality & hold Govts accountable to the people they serve.

I encourage them to keep up this crucial work: ow.ly/tczF50RzoEb

Roselyn Odede, Chair Kenyan Ntl Human Rights Institution, makes compelling case for the role of #NHRIs in monitoring protection of human rights in context of #climatechange

Kenyan NHRI supports judges in understanding climate science & evidence

GANHRI Annual Conference Geneva

Looking forward to being in Geneva next week and contributing to this important dialogue - many sincere thanks to the organisers for bringing us together

Professor Niamh Nic Shuibhne's project, 'Taming the Dark Energy of EU Law', is recruiting for a number of positions. The closing date to apply is 20 May 2024.

Learn more this project funded by The Leverhulme Trust and its current opportunities: law.ed.ac.uk/research/resea…

📝2 weeks left to register for our hybrid workshop on the transnational dimension of EU environmental law!
💡Full programme & registration link here: maastrichtuniversity.nl/events/%E2%80%…

Access to #information is a pre-condition for protecting and exercising all #HumanRights in the context of the #ClimateCrisis . Pls contribute to, & spread the word about, this call: ohchr.org/en/calls-for-i…

📢Registration has opened for the 2024 Law Society Ireland Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) covering all things Environmental, Social & Governance #ESG . This is a free course, open to all and delivered entirely online.
Register today: mooc2024.lawsociety.ie

#MOOCESG #legaleducation

Environmental defenders are nature’s truest allies. Journalists are some of the most important defenders we have

World #PressFreedom Day focuses on journalism in the face of the #EnvironmentalCrisis . As UN Environment Programme says, journalists save lives & unearth truth: unep.org/news-and-stori…

Violent attacks against environmental journalists on the rise, report finds theguardian.com/environment/ar…

💥 COURT WIN 💥 The High Court has now told the UK government not once, but twice, that its climate strategy is not fit-for-purpose, and is therefore unlawful.

Full story here: clientearth.org/latest/news/we…

Protecting those who protect our planet!

Tune in to UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳's #WorldPressFreedomDay Conference in #Chile , highlighting the threats faced by environmental journalists.

Let's unite to safeguard #PressFreedom and environmental voices worldwide!
unesco.org/en/articles/wo…

📢 We're hiring ‼️

Applications are open for temporary advisors at the Irish Mission for the 79th United Nations General Assembly. 🇺🇳🇮🇪

Apply by 17.00 EST ⏰ on Friday 17 May 2024.

More info here: bit.ly/TempAdvisors

Since 2016, 2,691 rights defenders were killed. Over 1/2 were environmental defenders.

This is unacceptable.

2024 is the biggest election year in history- a tremendous opportunity for change. Don't let it go to waste. Vote for defenders. For our planet. For our rights Global Citizen ⭕

Representatives from the European Commission & Member States will be joining us in an upcoming webinar to explore how we can accelerate the renewable energy transition that:

🧑‍🤝‍🧑Involves strong public participation
🏞️Respects & protects nature

Register here👇
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

In today's Irish Times - a development that will no doubt frame discussion at tomorrow's open-to-all event.

PELGBA are running a free event tomorrow at 2.30pm on planning and the renewable energy sector with key speakers from the industry.

More at: ti.to/BarofIreland/p…

Today, I start as the UN Special Rapporteur for the human right to a clean, healthy & sustainable environment.
I am grateful w the United Nations Human Rights Council for trusting me with such an important mandate, lead before by David Boyd Dr. David R. Boyd & John H Knox

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ohchr.org/en/special-pro…