Selected groups of defenders at risk: journalists and media workers, defenders working on land and environment issues; and youth and student defenders 2012, para. 97
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Despite recognition in international human rights law of the legitimacy of their work, youth and student defenders continue to face severe violations of their human rights as a result of that work. The mandate holder has been monitoring the situation of youth, particularly student, activists working to protect human rights, since the mandate's inception, with their situation and challenges having already been assessed in several reports from the mandate holder.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Document type
Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
Activists
Youth
Year
2012
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Human Rights Defenders, Report to the HRC (2012), A/HRC/19/55, para. 97.