Work in progress, challenges and the way forward 2017, para. 14
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Although precise figures are difficult to obtain, the number of defenders killed around the world is continuously rising. This rise is in part the result of deliberate and concerted actions by persons capitalizing on major institutional weaknesses and the lack of political will to halt attacks and threats. The profound political shake-ups taking place on every continent and the growing numbers of actors who adopt ever more sophisticated strategies and tools to undermine human rights work oblige us, as never before, to refine our analysis of the situation of defenders.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
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Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Humanitarian
Person(s) affected
Activists
Year
2017
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Other
Reference
SR Human Rights Defenders, Report to the HRC (2017), A/HRC/34/52, para. 14.