Authorship: Civil society and academia

Bir Kirpish
Kazakhstan | Asia
Law or decree or similar (incl. proposals) | Law or decree or similar (incl. proposals)
2022

Kazakhstan: Draft Law for Human Rights Defenders Petitioned

In Kazakhstan, a draft law for a national protection mechanism for human rights defenders was developed by civil society actors....
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Tanzanian Human Rights Defenders Coalition
Tanzania | Africa
Paper or analysis
2021

Tanzania: Situation Report on Human Rights Defenders and Civic Space (2021)

In 2021, the Tanzanian Human Rights Defenders Coalition published its latest evaluation of the situation of human rights defenders (HRDs...
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Nkafu Policy Institute
Cameroon | Africa
Paper or analysis
2023

Cameroon: The Protection of Human Rights Defenders in Cameroon

This publication was published by the Nkafu Policy Institute in January 2023. It includes an analysis of legal protection measures...
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Amnesty International
Benin | Africa
Law or decree or similar (incl. proposals)
2018

Benin: Draft Law on the Recognition, Promotion and Protection of Human Rights Defenders in the Republic of Benin

In September 2018, a draft law on the Recognition, Promotion and Protection of Human Rights Defenders in the Republic of...
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Human Rights House Foundation
International | Europe & Eurasia
Policy Maker Tools
2018

International: Human rights defenders standards

In 2018, Human Rights House Foundation developed 16 standards related to the rights of human rights defenders, together with the...
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Human Rights House Foundation
Europe & Eurasia
Policy Maker Tools
2018

Eurasia: Human Rights House Booklet 2018

In 2018, Human Rights House Foundation published a booklet entitled: “Rights of Defenders: Principles and Standards Protecting and Empowering Human...
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OHCHR
Moldova | Europe & Eurasia
Declaration, resolution or formal report
2019

Moldova: UN Special Rapporteur calls for protection of HRDs

In a statement to the Moldovan government in 2018, the UN Special Rapporteur called for a stronger protection of human...
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International Service for Human RIghts
Africa | Guinea | Guinea | Africa
Law or decree or similar (incl. proposals) | Law or decree or similar (incl. proposals)
2017

Guinea: Draft Law on the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights Defenders

In 2017, a draft law was developed by Guinean civil society actors. Together with global civil society actors such as...
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Frontline Defenders
Guatemala | Americas
Declaration, resolution or formal report
2020

Guatemala: Civil society calls for the adoption of a public policy for human rights defenders

On the 17th of September 2020, several civil society organisations wrote a letter to the President of the Republic of...
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Federación por la Autodeterminación de los Pueblos Indígenas
Americas | Paraguay
Paper or analysis
2021

Paraguay: Paper on Public Policies for the Comprehensive Protection of Indigenous Defenders of Collective Rights

This analysis, published in April 2021, provides an in-depth analysis of existing protection policies for human rights defenders in Colombia,...
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