SOGI UN keywords Archives: Human rights defenders
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, A/HRC/31/55/Add.1, 22 February 2016: Ukraine
461. JAL 16/10/2015 Case no: UKR 5/2015 State reply: none to date Physical assault of and threats against defender of rights of LGBTI persons, Mr. Nick Carter. 463. The Special Rapporteur expresses his concern in relation to the threats to and harassment of defenders of LGBTI persons rights in Ukraine, as per the communication sent […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, A/HRC/31/55/Add.1, 22 February 2016: Cameroon
40. JAL 27/04/2015 Case no: CMR 1/2015 State reply: none to date Allégations de menaces et campagne de dénigrement contre deux femmes défenseures des droits de l’homme, Mme Maximilienne Ngo Mbe et Mme Alice Nkom. 42. Le Rapporteur spécial exprime son inquiétude concernant les menaces, et plus spécifiquement la campagne de dénigrement des deux femmes […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, A/HRC/31/55, 1 February 2016
III. Conceptualizing protection practices A. Background 27. Some activists face greater and more specific risks than others (see A/HRC/16/44, A/HRC/19/55 and A/70/217, paras. 61-77). Defenders who challenge social and cultural norms, do not fit stereotypes and prescribed roles, or who challenge power structures in society – such as defenders of sexual orientation and gender identity […]
Concluding Observations, CRC/C/HTI/CO/2-3, 29 January 2016: Haiti
IV. Main areas of concern and recommendations A. General measures of implementation (arts. 4, 42 and 44 (6)) Cooperation with civil society 18. The Committee, while noting certain initiatives taken by the State party, including through the efforts made by the Working Group on Child Protection, remains concerned that the State party has not developed […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, A/HRC/31/55/Add.2, 30 December 2015: Burundi
II. Legal framework for the promotion and protection of human rights C. National level 4. Freedom of association 30. Freedom of association is guaranteed by article 32 of the Constitution. Associations are governed by Decree-Act No. 1/11 of 18 April 1992 on the organization of non-profit-making associations. The Decree-Act contains a number of provisions that […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, A/70/217, 30 July 2015
III. Report on regional consultations B. Global trends pointing to a threatening environment for defenders 4. Profound institutional weaknesses 53. The defenders also point to a lack of “intersectionality”, that is to say, the awareness that different types and sources of discrimination intersect with, and reinforce, one another. Few studies address the problems faced by […]