Selected groups of defenders at risk: journalists and media workers, defenders working on land and environment issues; and youth and student defenders 2012, para. 124
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States should give full recognition to the important work carried out by defenders working on land and environmental issues in trying to find a balance between economic development and respect of the environment, including the right to use land, natural wealth and resources, and the rights of certain groups, including 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
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Environment
Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
Ethnic minorities
Year
2012
Paragraph type
Conclusion / Recommendation
Reference
SR Human Rights Defenders, Report to the HRC (2012), A/HRC/19/55, para. 124.