A/HRC/34/52
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human
rights defenders
Contents
Page
I.
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................
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II.
The Special Rapporteur’s mission and working methods .............................................................
4
III.
Projects undertaken between 2014 and 2017: implementation and outlook .................................
4
A.
Detailed analysis of trends and challenges ...........................................................................
4
B.
Identification of the challenges faced by the human rights defenders who are most
at risk with a view to providing for more effective protection..............................................
6
C.
Closer cooperation with other mandate holders ....................................................................
8
D.
Improved follow-up of communications and country visits .................................................
8
E.
Promotion of closer cooperation with all the parties concerned ...........................................
10
F.
Wider dissemination of good practices .................................................................................
14
G.
Greater visibility for the situation of defenders and the continued dissemination
of the Declaration on Human Rights Defenders ...................................................................
15
Action against impunity and reprisals ...................................................................................
16
IV.
Conclusions ...................................................................................................................................
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V.
Recommendations .........................................................................................................................
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H.
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