[Calls upon States to ensure that all legal provisions and their application affecting human rights defenders are clearly defined, determinable and non-retroactive in order to avoid potential abuse to the detriment of fundamental freedoms and human rights, and specifically to ensure that:] Legislation does not target activities of individuals and associations defending the rights of persons belonging to minorities or espousing minority beliefs;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Civil & Political Rights
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
Activists
Ethnic minorities
Year
2013
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
HRC resolution, Protecting human rights defenders (2013), A/HRC/RES/22/6, OP 11h.