Violations committed against defenders by non-State actors 2010, para. 7
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Defenders are also the victims of attacks by non-State actors, in time of peace. Evidence shows that, in certain countries, paramilitary groups make death threats against human rights defenders who advocate land rights and denounce the granting of mining concessions. Several leaders of communities fighting for economic, social and cultural rights have also been killed, allegedly by paramilitaries.
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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Environment
Person(s) affected
Activists
Year
2010
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Other
Reference
SR Human Rights Defenders, Report to the UNGA (2010), A/65/223, para. 7.