Use of legislation to regulate activities of human rights defenders 2012, para. 101

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States should ensure that penalties for defamation under civil law are limited in order to ensure proportionality to the harm done.
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)
  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Year
2012
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Conclusion / Recommendation
Reference
SR Human Rights Defenders, Report to the UNGA (2012), A/67/292, para. 101.
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Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph number
101