WUNRN
WOMEN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS
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UN Special Rapporteur on Human
Rights Defenders
Report on Women Human Rights
Defenders - A/HRC/16/44:
UN Human Rights Council - 19 March
2013
MISUSING THE LAW TO CLAMP DOWN ON
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS
The UN expert on human rights defenders says governments are continuing to restrict and even criminalize human rights work in different countries.
Special Rapporteur Margret Sekaggya says when drawing up legislation, States must ensure they apply the minimum standards required by international law to ensure human rights defenders work in a safe and enabling environment.
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WOMEN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS -
GLOBAL REPORT 2012
Direct Link to Full 149-Page Report:
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URGENT RESPONSES FOR WOMEN HUMAN
RIGHTS DEFENDERS AT RISK: MAPPING & PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT
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Publication:
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Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition
The WHRD IC is a resource and advocacy network for the
protection and support of women human rights defenders worldwide. An
international initiative created out of the international campaign on women
human rights defenders launched in 2005, the Coalition calls attention to the
recognition of women human rights defenders. It asserts that those advocating
for women's human rights - no matter what gender or sexual orientation they
claim - are in fact human rights defenders. Their gender or the nature of their
work has made them the subject of attacks, requiring gender-sensitive
mechanisms for their protection and support. The Coalition involves women
activists as well as men who defend women's rights and lesbian, gay, bi-sexual,
and transgender (LGBT) defenders and groups committed to the advancement of
women's human rights and sexual rights.
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