Authorship: Regional organisms

European Parlament - Think Tank
European Union | Europe & Eurasia
Declaration, resolution or formal report
2022

EU: Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation

On 27 April 2022, the European Commission put forward a proposal for a directive aimed at protecting persons who engage...
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Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Americas
Paper or analysis
2017

Americas: Towards Effective Integral Protection Policies for Human Rights Defenders

In 2017, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights published a report on the situation and comprehensive protection for human rights...
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Protection International
Americas
Declaration, resolution or formal report
2023

Americas: The Escazú Agreement

On the 4th of March 2018, governments, NGOs, academia and other stakeholders from the Latin American and Caribbean region signed...
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European Network of National Human Rights Institutions
Europe
Other observatories & databases
2022

Europe & Eurasia: ENNHRI Tracker of Enabling environment for HRDs & CSOs

ENNHRI has developed a compilation of European NHRIs tools, actions and mechanisms related to the protection of Human Rights Defenders....
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The European External Action Service (EEAS)
Europe & Eurasia
Foreign Policy Guidelines
2008

Europe: European Union Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders

The EU Guidelines (2008) are a tool for missions of EU Member States and contain recommendations on supporting human rights...
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African Commission on Human and People's Rights
Africa
Declaration, resolution or formal report
2017

Africa: Cotonou Declaration on strengthening and expanding the protection of all Human Rights Defenders

On the 1st of April 2017, representatives of civil society organizations, National Human Rights Institutions and governments of Africa signed...
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African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
Africa
Declaration, resolution or formal report
2004

Africa: Res.69(XXXV)03 creating the African Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders

On the 4th of June 2004, the African Commission adopted Resolution 69, creating the African Special Rapporteur on Human Rights...
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Council of Europe
Albania | Europe & Eurasia
News
2018

Albania: Initiative To Support Human Rights Defenders

On 13th April, at the initiative of the former Ombudsperson Iglit Totozani, the Albanian Parliament, in cooperation with the Council...
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Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Americas | Nicaragua
Judicial ruling
2017

Nicaragua: Acosta et al. v. Nicaragua, Inter-American Court of Human Rights

On the 25th of March 2017, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights pronounced a sentence regarding the case brought before...
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Organization of American States
Americas
Policy Maker Tools
2021

Americas: Practical Guide for the Elaboration of Risk Mitigation Plans for Human Rights Defenders

In 2021, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) published a practical guide for the elaboration of risk mitigation for human...
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