Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders 2017, para. 1
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Welcomes the work and takes note with appreciation of the report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, and strongly urges all States to take concrete steps to create, in law and in practice, a safe and enabling environment in which human rights defenders can operate free from hindrance and insecurity;
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
2017
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
HRC resolution, Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders (2017), A/HRC/RES/34/5, OP 1.