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Rights of indigenous women and girls 2015, para. 78d

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[Recommendations to Member States] [With regard to civil and political rights, Member States should:] Ensure protection of the activities of all female human rights defenders;
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Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples
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Special Procedures' report
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  • Equality & Inclusion
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  • Activists
  • Ethnic minorities
  • Women
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2015
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Aug 19, 2019
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Rights of indigenous women and girls 2015, para. 39

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Female indigenous human rights defenders have faced particular challenges when exercising their right to participate in public life. Female human rights defenders play a vital role in protecting women in indigenous communities and can be valuable resources to States in the context of balancing their duty to protect all women and the need to respect the right to self-determination and autonomy of indigenous communities. However, in a number of countries, the activities of female human rights defenders from indigenous communities have been criminalized and they have been subjected to severe forms of violence. For example, in Oaxaca, Mexico, female human rights defenders were reported to have been killed recently.
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Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples
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Special Procedures' report
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  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Social & Cultural Rights
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  • Activists
  • Ethnic minorities
  • Women
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2015
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Aug 19, 2019
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Violence against indigenous women and girls; rights of indigenous peoples in relation to extractive industries 2012, para. 37

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The Special Rapporteur further engaged with relevant actors regarding extractive industries through his participation in conferences and meetings in Norway, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In October 2011, he participated in a conference with the theme "A dangerous business: the human cost of advocating against environmental degradation and land rights violations", organized by Peace Brigades International and other non-governmental organizations. The conference, which took place in London, brought together representatives of civil society, the Government of the United Kingdom and transnational corporations based in the United Kingdom to discuss the impacts of extractive industries on the human rights of indigenous peoples and other local communities and the challenges faced by human rights defenders in that context. The Special Rapporteur gave a keynote speech in which he emphasized the need to build the negotiating capacity of indigenous peoples in order for them to be able to overcome power disparities and effectively engage in consultation procedures involving proposed extractive activities on or near their territories. While in London, the Special Rapporteur held informal meetings with representatives of the Government of the United Kingdom, Members of Parliament and representatives of civil society organizations to gather information and views on official policies and legislation concerning the impact of transnational companies based in the United Kingdom on indigenous peoples around the world.
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Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples
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Special Procedures' report
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  • Economic Rights
  • Environment
  • Governance & Rule of Law
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  • Ethnic minorities
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2012
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Aug 19, 2019
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