Violations committed against defenders by non-State actors 2010, para. 43
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- Information received by the Special Rapporteur shows that in many instances, complaints by defenders about alleged violations of their rights are either never investigated or dismissed without justification. In certain cases involving threats received by text message, for example, the telephone numbers of the senders (when known) have been transmitted to the police for further investigation. The information provided shows that in most cases, no proper investigation was carried out by the police. Furthermore, in certain States affected by internal conflict, impunity has been unchecked with regard to cases of rape and the use of sexual and other forms of violence against women. Consequently, the State's unwillingness to investigate violations committed by non-State actors is seen as granting those responsible free rein further to attack defenders with total impunity.
- 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)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Activists
- Women
- Year
- 2010
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Reference
- SR Human Rights Defenders, Report to the UNGA (2010), A/65/223, para. 43.
- Paragraph number
- 43
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