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Colectivo de abogados José Alvear Restrepo (Cajar)
Colombia | Americas
Judicial ruling
2024

Colombia: Historic, Inter-American Court Finds Colombia Internationally Responsible for Violating the Right to Defend Human Rights

Bogotá-Washington DC., March 18, 2024. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has issued a historic ruling in which it recognizes...
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CEPAL - United Nations
Americas
Declaration, resolution or formal report | News
2024

Americas: COP 3 del Acuerdo de Escazú refuerza compromiso de reconocer, proteger y promover todos los derechos de defensoras y defensores de los derechos humanos en asuntos ambientales

En la clausura de la Tercera reunión de la Conferencia de las Partes los países coincidieron en la urgencia de...
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US Foreign Relations Committee
Americas | United States
Law or decree or similar (incl. proposals)
2024

United States: Chair Cardin Introduces Legislation to Protect Human Rights Defenders Worldwide

January 31, 2024 WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and author of...
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Protection International
Kenya | Africa
News
2023

Kenya: PI organises a Regional Conference on Public Policies for HRDs in Nairobi

In an era marked by the global constriction of civic space, Protection International (PI) is taking a significant step towards...
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Protection International
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Africa
Paper or analysis
2023

DRC: The Right to Defend Human Rights, Not for All? A Case Study of Local Protection Policies for Hrds in North and South Kivu.

Megan Thomas In the regions of North and South Kivu, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the protection...
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Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung_Thessaloniki
Greece | Europe | Croatia | Europe & Eurasia
Paper or analysis
2023

Europe: In defence of defenders. A practical guide to legal means and advocacy tools for criminalised Human Rights Defenders in Europe

This toolkit seeks to support affected Human Rights Defenders by showing them mechanisms and avenues for help and self-defence in...
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Oficina en México del Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos
Mexico | Americas
Declaration, resolution or formal report
2023

Mexico: UN-DH reviews Protection Mechanism and makes 104 recommendations for its strengthening

The existence of the Mechanism reaffirms the valuable role played by human rights defenders and journalists in society and the...
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Ministério dos Direitos Humanos e da Cidadania
Americas | Brazil
News
2023

Brazil: Ministry of Human Rights and Citizenship (MDHC) To Publish an Inter-Ministerial Decree to Structure the National Policy on the Protection of Human Rights Defenders

MDHC The challenges for the construction of the National Plan for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders were presented this...
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Democratic Republic of the Congo | Africa
Law or decree or similar (incl. proposals)
2023

DRC: National Law on the Protection of Human Rights Defenders

Just a couple of days ago, Protection International received a copy of Law 23/027 on the protection and responsibility of...
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United Nations Development Programme
Thailand | Asia
Paper or analysis
2023

Thailand: The Protection of Human Rights Defenders in the Context of Business and Human Rights

United Nations Development Programme. September 27, 2023 UNDP conducted a study on “the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs)” at...
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Corte Interamenricana de Derechos Humanos
Colombia | Americas
Judicial ruling
2023

Colombia: Inter-American Court of Human Rights Case Members of the Collective Corporation of Lawyers “José Alvear Restrepo” vs. Colombia. Judgment of October 18, 2023

Introduction to the case and object of the dispute El caso sometido a la Corte. – El 8 de julio...
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Protection International
Americas | Guatemala
Paper or analysis
2023

Protection International: Monitoring the State’s Duty to Guarantee the Exercise of the Defence of Human Rights in Guatemalan Municipalities

The defence of human rights in Guatemala is currently going through one of its worst crises since the processes of...
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UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Americas | Honduras
Declaration, resolution or formal report
2023

Honduras: National Protection Mechanism Must Address Violence, Smear Campaigns and Criminalisation of Human Rights Defenders and Journalists: Un Expert

TEGUCIGALPA / GENEVA (31 October 2023) The legal and judicial system in Honduras has failed to ensure justice and accountability...
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Protection International
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Africa
News
2023

Democratic Republic of the Congo: National Draft Law on Human Rights Defenders Approved by National Assembly

On the 12th of December 2022, the Congolese National Assembly approved a draft national law on human rights defenders. This...
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International Service for Human Rights
Tanzania | Africa
News
2023

Tanzania: ACHPR77 Tanzanian Civil Society Validates a Human Rights Defenders Policy

On 19 October, with the support of ISHR, the Tanzanian Human Rights Defenders Coalition organised a one day event with...
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