Selected groups of defenders at risk: journalists and media workers, defenders working on land and environment issues; and youth and student defenders 2012, para. 90
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These journalists have been killed (Honduras, Mexico); suffered physical attacks (Russian Federation, Uganda) and death threats (Honduras, El Salvador); and been subject to different forms of intimidation (Guatemala). They have also been exposed to their cameras being confiscated by police (Uganda) and subjected to raids and searches of their homes and offices, during which images and production equipment were stolen (Guatemala). Journalists working on land and environmental issues have also faced charges of espionage (Islamic Republic of Iran), been arrested (China) and been arbitrarily detained without access to lawyers (Nigeria).
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Document type
Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
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Environment
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. 90.