Protecting human rights defenders, whether individuals, groups or organs of society, addressing economic, social and cultural rights 2016, para. 22
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Expressing grave concern also at the observations and findings of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders that human rights defenders addressing environmental and land issues and corporate responsibility, those working on governance issues, promoting transparency and accountability, and those exposing discrimination, corruption and violence at the hands of States, business enterprises and other non-State actors, are among those human rights defenders who are most exposed and at risk, and noting with grave concern also the findings of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearance that the practice of enforced disappearance is often used to repress and intimidate human rights defenders and prevent others from claiming and exercising their economic, social and cultural rights,
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Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
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Vote
Topic(s)
Environment
Governance & Rule of Law
Movement
Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
Activists
Year
2016
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PP
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, PP 22.