Elements of a safe and enabling environment for human rights defenders 2014, para. 69
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The Special Rapporteur has also warned about restrictions on funding from abroad, which have been introduced in a number of States. This leads to associations risking treason charges, having to declare themselves "foreign agents" or having to seek prior approval to fundraise. The Special Rapporteur is concerned that justifications for this, including the prevention of money-laundering and terrorist-financing, are often merely rhetorical and that the aim is restricting the activities of defenders.
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Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
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Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
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Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
Activists
Year
2014
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Other
Reference
SR Human Rights Defenders, Report to the HRC (2014), A/HRC/25/55, para. 69.