Selected groups of defenders at risk: journalists and media workers, defenders working on land and environment issues; and youth and student defenders 2012, para. 96
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These rights, among others, are reiterated in the Declaration on Human Rights Defenders. The Declaration applies to every person acting to promote and protect human rights as long as they accept and apply the principles of universality and of non-violence.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Document type
Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
Activists
Year
2012
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Other
Reference
SR Human Rights Defenders, Report to the HRC (2012), A/HRC/19/55, para. 96.