Vision and Working Methods of the Mandate 2014, para. 99
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Reprisals may take various forms, from threats against the defenders themselves or their families, defamation campaigns, death threats, physical violence, abductions, hounding by law enforcement, assassinations or various forms of harassment and intimidation by the police.
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)
Violence
Person(s) affected
Activists
Families
Year
2014
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Other
Reference
SR Human Rights Defenders, Report to the UNGA (2014), A/69/259, para. 99.