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Progress: Enacted
Governo do Estado da Bahia
Brazil
Law, Decree or Similar (incl. proposals)
2010
Brazil: Bahia. Decree 12.003 Creating the State Program for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
The Government of Bahia decrees that a State Commission, linked to the Department of Justice, Citizenship and Human Rights, shall...
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Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Europe & Eurasia
Declaration, Resolution or Formal Report
2024
Council of Europe: PACE adopts resolution on the protection of women human rights defenders in Europe
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted resolution 2554 during its summer session of 2024. Following Austrian...
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GANHRI. Global Alliance of Human Rights Institutions
International
Declaration, Resolution or Formal Report
2010
The Edinburgh Declaration
Adopted on 10 October 2010, Edinburgh On 10 October 2010, the International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion...
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Secretaría General del Senado
Colombia
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Americas
Law, Decree or Similar (incl. proposals)
2011
Colombia: DECRETO-LEY No. 4633 DE 2011
Por medio del cual se dictan medidas de asistencia, atención, reparación integral y de restitución de derechos territoriales a las...
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Africa
Law, 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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The Parliament of Georgia
Georgia
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Europe & Eurasia
Law, Decree or Similar (incl. proposals)
2014
Georgia: National Strategy for the Protection of Human Rights in Georgia for 2014-2020
In April 2014, the Georgian Parliament approved the National Human Rights Strategy 2014-2020 for the protection of human rights defenders.The...
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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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The European External Action Service (EEAS)
European Union
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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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Unidad Nacional de Protección
Colombia
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Americas
Law, Decree or Similar (incl. proposals)
2022
Colombia: Emergency plan for the protection of social leaders, human rights defenders and peace activists
In September 2022, the Colombian government introduced the Emergency Plan for the Protection of Social Leaders, Human Rights Defenders and...
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Departamento Nacional de Planeación
Colombia
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Americas
Law, Decree or Similar (incl. proposals)
2022
Colombia: Conpes 4063
This document was issued on 29/Nov/2021 by the government of Iván Duque and approved on 6/Dec/2021 by the National Council...
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