Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders 2008, para. 2b
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[Decides to extend the special procedure on the situation of human rights defenders as a Special Rapporteur for a period of three years, and requests the Special Rapporteur:] To study, in a comprehensive manner, trends, developments and challenges in relation to the exercise of the right of anyone, acting individually or in association with others, to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Civil & Political Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
Activists
Year
2008
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
HRC resolution, Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders (2008), A/HRC/RES/7/8, OP 2b.