The rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association in the context of natural resource exploitation projects 2015, para. 46
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Furthermore, perceived leaders of movements or protests are often subjected to particularly egregious violations of their rights, such as disappearances and arbitrary killings in an effort by States and corporations to intimidate and thus disrupt organized efforts to resist exploitation activities. In Orissa, India, anti-mining campaigners have been killed, and 42 women defenders at the forefront of demonstrations against dams were jailed for protesting (see A/HRC/19/55/Add.1, para. 76).
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association
Document type
Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
Topic(s)
Economic Rights
Environment
Person(s) affected
Activists
Women
Year
2015
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Freedom of Assembly, Report to the HRC (2015), A/HRC/29/25, para. 46.