Security and protection of human rights defenders 2010, para. 31
Paragraph
Paragraph text
States increasingly resort to legal actions to violate the human rights of defenders denouncing human rights violations. Defenders are arrested and prosecuted on false charges. Many others are detained without charge, often without access to a lawyer, medical care or a judicial process, and without being informed of the reason for their arrest.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Civil & Political Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Health
Person(s) affected
Activists
Year
2010
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Human Rights Defenders, Report to the HRC (2010), A/HRC/13/22, para. 31.