Protecting human rights defenders, whether individuals, groups or organs of society, addressing economic, social and cultural rights 2016, para. 16
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Encourages non-State actors to respect and promote the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all persons, including their economic, social and cultural rights, and to refrain from actions that undermine the capacity of human rights defenders to operate free from hindrance and insecurity, and encourages leaders in all sectors of society to express public support for the important and legitimate role of human rights defenders, including women human rights defenders;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Vote
Topic(s)
Civil & Political Rights
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
Activists
Women
Year
2016
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
HRC resolution, Protecting human rights defenders, whether individuals, groups or organs of society, addressing economic, social and cultural rights (2016), A/HRC/RES/31/32, OP 16.