Baskut Tuncak

@SRtoxics

UN Special Rapporteur on & Hazardous Substances & Wastes . Official account of mandate

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    22 Aug 2019

    Workers have been “canaries in the coal mine,” typically exposed first and the most, revealing the deadly price of toxic chemical use. My final set of principles to protect from exposure to toxics is now available here for this Sept:

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    "As ações ou falta de ação do governo brasileiro liberou uma onda catastrófica de pesticidas tóxicos, desmatamento e mineração que envenenarão as gerações futura". Em entrevista, relator da ONU detalha o que encontrou em sua missão ao Brasil em dezembro.

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    18 Dec 2019

    Pleased to join a statement of experts on the 1st anniv. of 👉 States must do more to realize the rights of & other rural workers, from farmers exposed to toxic to fisherfolk impacted by spills

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    is on a tragic path of dismantling already weakened institutions that were set up to protect people and the environment – . Learn more:

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  5. Retweeted
    17 Dec 2019

    My visit to concluded last week. I was disheartened to find the country moving full-steam on a path of poison, pillage & plunder. Some observations at the end of my visit are here: Full report to the Council in 2020

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    Bashut Kuntak: In the wake of a series of horrific environmental crimes, one would expect the strictest environmental controls for hazardous substances. Instead, is regressing, enabled by a malignant sense of impunity among perpetrators who poison the public..

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    2 Dec 2019

    This is an image of then 8 yr old Devank who is a third generation victim of still highly toxic water. The vast solar evaporation ponds and factory site was never cleaned as that would seen to admit liability - yet local people continue to die

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  8. 2 Dec 2019

    This night in 1984, over 5000 people lost their lives in one of the world's worst industrial disasters. A statement in commemoration of the , calling on the chemical industry to respect human rights: Photo:

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  9. 30 Nov 2019

    My mission to 🇧🇷 starts this Monday, 2 December Looking forward to 2 weeks of discussions with the government, businesses, and those affected by , & other , spills, fires, among others.

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    29 Nov 2019

    "Chemical industry must respect human rights". Statement by the UN's Special Rapporteur, Baskut Tuncak, , in memory of the Bhopal disaster 35 years ago.

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    An expert committee barred the publication of the findings of a study that said babies born to women — who as children were exposed to 1984 gas leak in — were significantly more likely to have “congenital malformations”

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    28 Nov 2019

    Lest we forget-In commemoration of 35th anniversary of disaster Special Rapporteur Baskut Tuncak calls on chemical manufacturers to recognise & meet their responsibility to respect human rights. Read his full statement at UN website. An excerpt here

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    28 Nov 2019
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    “The tragic story of ’s chemical disaster is far from over. Contaminated water & soil denied rights to generation after generation" – urges chemical manufacturers to recognise & meet their responsibilities:

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    "If we continue a solely reactive approach to toxic exposure, we will be complicit in the escalating toxification of the planet and the systematic violation of the rights of the people on it."

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  16. 17 Nov 2019

    An excellent video on the multifaceted challenge of mining, mercury and murder on Colombia's Atrato River with rights By

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    The intl community must prioritise women’s rights to meet the promises and commitments on sexual & reproductive health made at a historic global conference 25 yrs ago - UN experts

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    12 Nov 2019

    are all around us, from the air we breathe to the food we eat. A new report by stressed the duty States have to regulate these dangerous substances & protect us from exposure. Read our newest blog post here:

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  19. 6 Nov 2019

    On I remind the of their failure to provide an effective remedy for Roma & other families housed for over a decade in camps on wasteland during the conflict in Kosovo. Only one modest contribution to the trust fund to date

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  20. Retweeted
    28 Oct 2019

    Thank you for this timely report To demonstrate our daily exposure to toxics, Tegengif tested the urine of media personalities such as the shocking results were broadcasted on

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    28 Oct 2019

    from new report Toxic exposures are the single largest source of premature death in the world, killing some 9M people in 2015, 16% of all deaths worldwide & I will discuss today

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