Women human rights defenders and those working on women’s rights or gender issues 2011, para. 106
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The majority of threats, death threats, physical attacks, killings, and attempted killings were attributed to unknown or unidentified individuals. In many such cases, particularly with regard to killings and attempted killings, perpetrators were reported as non-State actors, including armed groups and/or paramilitary groups, most notably in the Americas and parts of Africa.
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)
Violence
Person(s) affected
Activists
Year
2011
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Conclusion / Recommendation
Reference
SR Human Rights Defenders, Report to the HRC (2011), A/HRC/16/44, para. 106.