Use of legislation to regulate activities of human rights defenders 2012, para. 74
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Derogation clauses are provided for in article 4 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, article 15 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and article 27 of the American Convention on Human Rights. The list of non-derogable rights varies by treaty, and obligations differ according to the treaty to which the State is a party.
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)
Governance & Rule of Law
Year
2012
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Other
Reference
SR Human Rights Defenders, Report to the UNGA (2012), A/67/292, para. 74.