Role of national human rights institutions in the promotion and protection of human rights and as protectors of human rights defenders 2013, para. 106
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The Special Rapporteur receives information every year about disputes between human rights defenders and Government authorities or other parts of society. Typically, conflicts involve local governance issues, including land and environmental rights, as well as labour conditions and workers' rights.
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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Environment
Person(s) affected
Activists
Year
2013
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Other
Reference
SR Human Rights Defenders, Report to the HRC (2013), A/HRC/22/47, para. 106.