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Front Line Defenders Award Winners 2024 Announced. Read more here. Global Analysis 2023/24 Front Line Defenders launched its Global Analysis 2023/24 on the situation of human rights defenders (HRDs) at risk around the world today, an in-depth annual publication detailing the variety of risks, threats and attacks faced by HRDs around the world.. Find out more
2 The term “human rights defender” has been used increasingly since the adoption of the Declaration on human rights defenders in 1998. Until then, terms such as human rights “activist”, “professional”, “worker” or “monitor” had been most common. The term “human rights defender” is seen as a more relevant and useful term.
Human rights defenders (HRDs) are people who promote and protect the human rights of others. The mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders was established in recognition of the fact that those who defend human rights are harassed, attacked, imprisoned, disappeared, tortured, killed or suffer reprisals for the ...
Save as PDF. Human rights defenders are people who are making the world a better and fairer place by promoting and protecting human rights. They seek to ensure our shared commitment to freedom, respect, equality and dignity is reflected in our laws, policies and practices. We can all be a defender of human rights!
Human rights defenders, as a result of their commitment to human rights and fundamental freedoms, are the target of repression by States or by private or parastatal groups. This repression takes the form of restrictive laws and practices regarding freedom of association, expression and peaceful assembly, smear campaigns, abuse, death threats, arbitrary arrests and detention, forced ...
The Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, adopted by the General Assembly in its resolution 53/144, is based on and incorporates human rights enshrined in legally-binding international instruments.. The Declaration reaffirms rights that are instrumental to the defense of human rights, including, inter alia, freedom of association, freedom of peaceful assembly, freedom of opinion and ...
29 de nov. de 2021 · Human Rights Defenders Guidance The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to putting human rights and democratic principles at the center of our foreign policy. These Guidelines for U.S. Diplomatic Mission Support to Civil Society and Human Rights Defenders outline and amplify the U.S.’s commitment to supporting this vital work as part of the President’s strategic vision […]
