Women human rights defenders and those working on women’s rights or gender issues 2011, para. 45
Párrafo
Paragraph text
According to the information received, human rights defenders who work on sexual and reproductive rights face risks including harassment, discrimination, stigma, criminalization and physical violence. As part of this group, medical and health professionals, by providing sexual and reproductive health services, ensure that women can exercise their reproductive rights. In certain countries, these health professionals, as a result of their work, are regularly targeted and suffer harassment, intimidation and physical violence. In some countries, these attacks perpetrated by non-State actors have led to killings and attempted killings of medical professionals.
Condicón jurídica
Non-negotiated soft law
Organismo
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Tipo de documento
Special Procedures' report
Medio de adopción
N.A.
Temas
Equality & Inclusion
Health
Violence
Personas afectadas
Activists
Women
Año
2011
Tipo de párrafo
Other
Reference
SR Human Rights Defenders, Report to the HRC (2011), A/HRC/16/44, para. 45.