Women human rights defenders and those working on women’s rights or gender issues 2011, para. 99
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Considering the dearth of State-based resources for the protection of women defenders and those working on women's rights or gender issues, these defenders often have to take measures for their security into their own hands. Responses have indicated that women defenders and those working on women's rights or gender issues use support networks, including family, community and other defenders, to move away from their homes or bring their children to a safe place for a while if they think necessary. It is reported that in certain countries of the region, women defenders use shelters for abused women as safe places for themselves and their families.
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)
Gender
Person(s) affected
Activists
Families
Women
Year
2011
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Human Rights Defenders, Report to the HRC (2011), A/HRC/16/44, para. 99.