Women human rights defenders and those working on women’s rights or gender issues 2011, para. 69
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It is worth noting that aside from non-State actors, a large proportion of reported threats and death threats in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East and North Africa were attributed to State agents, including police and other authorities. In addition, other reported perpetrators of killings, attempted killings and physical attacks were unknown individuals, but also political activists and extremists, members of the community and family members.
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.
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Governance & Rule of Law
Violence
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Activists
Families
Year
2011
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Other
Reference
SR Human Rights Defenders, Report to the HRC (2011), A/HRC/16/44, para. 69.