Vision and Working Methods of the Mandate 2014, para. 49

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For several years, human rights defenders have been mobilizing for the protection promised by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to be extended to the new threats hanging over human dignity. In this context they have been advocating for the protection of rights also to be guaranteed in the home or community setting, on the basis of their efforts to combat violence against women. They have been campaigning for multinational companies to be morally and legally responsible for any of their actions or omissions that deprive men and women of their fundamental rights. They have been mobilizing for universal access to primary education and to antiretroviral drugs to become fundamental rights rather than being considered as services dependent on charity or level of economic development.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Gender
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Activists
  • Men
  • Women
Year
2014
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Human Rights Defenders, Report to the UNGA (2014), A/69/259, para. 49.
Paragraph number
49