Elements of a safe and enabling environment for human rights defenders 2014, para. 131e
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[Member States should:] Ensure that violations by State and non-State actors against defenders, particularly women defenders, are promptly and impartially investigated, and ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice. Furthermore, provide material resources to ensure the physical and psychological protection of defenders, including through gender-sensitive polices and mechanisms;
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
Equality & Inclusion
Gender
Person(s) affected
Activists
Women
Year
2014
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Conclusion / Recommendation
Reference
SR Human Rights Defenders, Report to the HRC (2014), A/HRC/25/55, para. 131e.