Women human rights defenders and those working on women’s rights or gender issues 2011, para. 52
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The mandate also sent 40 communications concerning alleged violations against women defenders advocating the rights of indigenous communities, community leaders and those advocating for the rights of women within indigenous communities. The vast majority of such defenders worked in American countries such as Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador, Guatemala and Mexico, but also in other countries, notably India and the Philippines, among others.
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)
Equality & Inclusion
Gender
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
Activists
Ethnic minorities
Women
Year
2011
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Human Rights Defenders, Report to the HRC (2011), A/HRC/16/44, para. 52.