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Situation of human rights in Myanmar (2007), para. 25
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- (a) To end the systematic violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Myanmar, to fully implement the recommendations of the Special Rapporteur, the General Assembly, the Commission on Human Rights, the International Labour Organization and other United Nations bodies aimed at ensuring full respect for all human rights and fundamental freedoms in Myanmar, and to allow human rights defenders to pursue their activities unhindered and to ensure their safety, security and freedom of movement in that pursuit;
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- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
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Implementing the Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and FundamentalFreedoms through providing a safe and enabling environment for human rights defenders and ensuring their protection (2020), para. 44
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- 20. Also recognizes the important and legitimate role of human rights defenders in identifying and raising awareness of human rights impacts, the benefits and risks of development projects and business operations, including in relation to workplace health, safety and rights, natural resource exploitation and environmental, land and development issues, by expressing their views, concerns, support, criticism or dissent regarding government policy or action or business activities, and underlines the need for Governments to take the measures necessary to safeguard space for such public dialogue and its participants;
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- Economic Rights
- Environment
- Equality & Inclusion
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- Activists
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Recognizing the contribution of environmental human rights defenders to the enjoyment of human rights, environmental protection andsustainable development (2019), para. 52
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- 20. Recognizes the important and legitimate role of human rights defenders in identifying and raising awareness of human rights impacts, the benefits and risks of development projects and business operations, including in relation to workplace health, safety and rights, and natural resource exploitation, environmental, land and development issues, by expressing their views, concerns, support, criticism or dissent regarding government policy or action or business activities, and underlines the need for States to take the measures necessary to safeguard space for such public dialogue and its participants;
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Environment
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Activists
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Mission by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to improve the human rights situation and accountability in Burundi (2017), para. 23
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- 4. Expresses concern over the deregistration and suspension of a number of civil society organizations in Burundi and the working conditions of Burundian human rights defenders, some of whom are in exile;
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- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Activists
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Contribution of the United Nations system as a whole to the advancement of the business and human rights agenda and the dissemination and implementation of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (2012), para. 17
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- (b) To strengthen efforts relating to the development and promotion of more specific and coherent guidance, advocacy, capacity-building and engagement with relevant stakeholders, and to further integrate the business and human rights agenda into their activities consistent with their respective mandates; this should include capacity-building directed at Government agencies, business enterprises, national human rights institutions, non-governmental organizations, trade unions, human rights defenders active in the context of business operations and other stakeholders, with a particular focus on the needs of individuals and groups that are especially vulnerable to adverse impact;
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- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Activists
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Elimination of all forms of discrimination against women and girls (2019), para. 07
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- Expressing profound concern at the backlash against progress made by States, international and regional organizations and civil society, including women’s and community-based organizations, feminist groups, women human rights defenders, trade unions and girls’ and youth-led organizations, to respect, protect and fulfil all human rights, and recognizing that these retrogressions can be linked to economic crisis and inequality, retrogressive lobbies or political views, or the misuse of religion to oppose the struggle for women’s and girls’ equal rights,
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- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- Activists
- Women
- Youth
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Elimination of all forms of discrimination against women and girls (2018), para. 17
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- Expressing profound concern at the backlash against the progress made by States, international and regional organizations, and civil society, including women’s and community-based organizations, feminist groups, women human rights defenders, trade unions and girls’ and youth-led organizations to respect, protect and fulfil all human rights, and recognizing that these retrogressions can be linked to economic crisis and inequality, retrogressive lobbies and political or religious interpretations that oppose the struggle for women’s and girls’ equal rights,
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- Activists
- Women
- Youth
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