Good practices in the protection of human rights defenders 2016, para. 63
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Some defenders work on issues that are political, culturally and socially sensitive - issues that other defenders within the same sociopolitical milieu might not support instinctively. Women defenders and defenders who work on sexual orientation and gender identity rights, for example, often struggle to have their rights recognized in certain contexts. It is important for defenders within the same context to understand and support one another, even if they focus on different 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.
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Gender
Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
Activists
Women
Year
2016
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Other
Reference
SR Human Rights Defenders, Report to the HRC (2016), A/HRC/31/55, para. 63.