Violations committed against defenders by non-State actors 2010, para. 36
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Whenever States have not taken preventive measures, or when such measures have not proved sufficient to prevent the commission of violations of the rights of defenders by non-State actors, the State should carry out prompt, impartial and thorough investigations, prosecute the alleged perpetrators and provide the victim with reparations. Failure to take proper steps to investigate the alleged violations and to prosecute and try the perpetrator contravenes the principle of due diligence. It is of paramount importance that, in discharging this duty, States act in good faith.
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
Person(s) affected
Activists
Year
2010
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Human Rights Defenders, Report to the UNGA (2010), A/65/223, para. 36.