Baskut Tuncak

Senior Advisor | Fmr. UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and toxics @baskut_t | Fmr. Executive Director, TURI @ReducingToxics

[Baskut Tuncak @baskut08]

An advance version of my 2018 report to the @UNHumanRights Council -- on #WorkerRights & #Toxic #Exposure -- is now available on my OHCHR website (under "highlights"). It proposes 15 principles to protect the rights of workers from toxic exposures. Link: https://t.co/eYZuTxKOiG

[Baskut Tuncak @baskut08]

Great work on a horrendous practice #DoubleStandards

[Victor A. Lopez-Carmen, MD, MPH @vlocarmen]

U.S. policies allow the export of highly toxic pesticides banned for domestic use. How does this practice impact Indigenous Peoples' health? We provide some answers & solutions in @LancetRH_Americ, focusing on the Yaqui Nation (my Tribe) in Mexico. 🌏⬇️

https://t.co/7rEIfN1a3i

[Baskut Tuncak @baskut_t]

Excited to be joining this innovative team!

TURI Names New Director / Press Releases - Toxics Use Reduction Institute https://t.co/Mvk4PYUW1G

[SREnvironment @SREnvironment]

I hope that all members of the UN Human Rights Council will be on the right side of history this week as the HRC considers a resolution recognizing that everyone, everywhere has the human right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment #HRC48
https://t.co/aJ5aoQ7Nx9

[Olga Speranskaya @OlgaSperansk]

Angela Merkel's ruling coalition passed a law that obliges German companies to take action against #HumanRightsViolations at their foreign suppliers. "Employees all over the world deserve respect." #EmployeeWellness #workerrights @baskut08 https://t.co/ipXEERMq1U

[Baskut Tuncak @baskut_t]

A new publication by @UNEP and @UNHumanRights on “human rights and hazardous substances” synthesizes the linkages between many interrelated rights and principles.

👉 https://t.co/VWrBfoV0GU

[Michèle Rivasi 🌍 @MicheleRivasi]

Demain, de 15h à 16h30, je vous invite à suivre la conférence de presse en ligne « L’Amazonie brésilienne et ses peuples autochtones menacés: que peut faire l'UE? » @ValerieCabanes @baskut08

Inscription sur: https://t.co/argwK0KRvD

[Ben Doherty @BenDohertyCorro]

"The project and its implementation so far appears to disregard the human rights of those affected," @baskut08 wrote as UN special rapporteur on toxic waste | @lyanne_togiba for @guardian https://t.co/rhBa6pYnen

[AIDA 🌎 @aida_ambiente]

El relator @baskut08 de residuos tóxicos de la ONU expresó que precisar el origen del derrame y la rendición de cuentas de Petrobras mejoraría la capacidad de las víctimas de acceder a una solución.

[Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH @BHR_FIDH]

The UN Special rapporteur also highlighted the dire situation of Piquiá, an emblematic case of how Brazil is increasingly being exploited by global supply chains “capitalizing on weaker standards, oversight and enforcement.” #HRC45 #BizHumanRights 2/5

[Franciscans International @FranciscansIntl]

Happening today at #HRC45: Special Rapporteur on toxic wastes presents report on his visit to #Brazil. @SRtoxics will cover findings on tailing dam disasters like #Brumadinho, #pesticides, corporate responsibility & the #Amazons

[PAN Asia Pacific (PANAP) @PANAsiaPacific]

Today, we filed a complaint vs. Syngenta together w/ 51 families & @publiceye_ch @ECCHRBerlin @ToxicfreeIndia, demanding that it stops selling hazardous pesticides to small farmers in India & compensate victims.

Read more 👉 https://t.co/vp7qceQUDS

#CorporateAccountabilityNow

[Baskut Tuncak @baskut_t]

1/ My final report to the @UNHumanRights Council, on the State’s duty to prevent exposure to the virus that causes #COVID19, is available here: https://t.co/xp6G35dJ6z

A few key points below

#coronavirus #covid_19 #HRC45 #HumanRights

[Baskut Tuncak @baskut_t]

My report on #Brazil to the @UNHumanRights Council is available here: https://t.co/uhMNssaTol

#HRC45 #HumanRights

[Jamil Chade @JamilChade]

Relatoria da ONU: Mariana e Brumadinho revelam "farsa da justiça".

https://t.co/tkACnnBode

[Agnes Callamard @AgnesCallamard]

Important timely report from @baskut_t

[Jessica Christian @jachristian]

People really don’t know what to do right now. Everyone on the Embarcadero is stopping to record the sky and chit chatting in a way I haven’t seen since pre-pandemic @sfchronicle

[Baskut Tuncak @baskut_t]

1/ A phenomenal report with appalling figures, especially for the UK #DoubleStandards

https://t.co/WO4nkCCvg5

[Baskut Tuncak @baskut_t]

Today marks my final day as Special Rapporteur on toxics. It has truly been a privilege to serve in this capacity for the past six years, alongside current and former @UN_SPExperts of the UN Human Rights Council

Photo: @gcwingman Getty Reportage