On the Declaration on human rights defenders 2011, para. 27
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Women defenders often face more risks than their male counterparts when participating in collective public action because of perceptions of the traditional role of women in some societies, and they become targets of non-State actors. In some cases, retaliation against women defenders takes such forms as rape and sexual assault, which can have adverse social consequences in addition to causing physical and psychological harm.
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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Gender
Violence
Person(s) affected
Activists
Women
Year
2011
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Human Rights Defenders, Report to the UNGA (2011), A/66/203, para. 27.