Violations committed against defenders by non-State actors 2010, para. 9
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A number of human rights violations against human rights defenders are committed by private corporations, a category that should be understood as consisting of companies, whether national or transnational, not owned or operated by Governments. Private corporations have allegedly been impeding the activities of defenders working, inter alia, on labour rights, the exploitation of natural resources, the rights of indigenous peoples and minorities.
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)
Civil & Political Rights
Environment
Person(s) affected
Activists
Ethnic minorities
Year
2010
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Human Rights Defenders, Report to the UNGA (2010), A/65/223, para. 9.