Human Rights Defenders (HRDs)
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Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs)
Case studies
Case studies on how NHRIs promote and protect the rights of HRDs also how NHRIs have managed the risk of reprisals as HRDs themselves.
The Marrakech Declaration
“Expanding the civic space and promoting and protecting human rights defenders, with a specific focus on women: The role of national human rights institutions” - The Marrakech Declaration. Adopted du…
The APF Regional Action Plan on Human Rights Defenders
The APF Regional Action Plan on Human Rights Defenders (RAP). The Regional Action Plan (RAP) on Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) establishes an agenda for action on behalf of the APF and its members to…
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders 2019
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders 2019 In this report presented to the Human Rights Council in July 2019, the (now former) UN Special Rapporteur on the situa…
Front Line Defenders 2020 Global Analysis
The situation for Human Rights Defenders in 2020 Front Line Defenders is an international non-government organisation that aims to protect human rights defenders at risk (HRDs). Every year, Front Lin…
Operational Guidelines - Regional Action Plan on Human Rights Defenders (RAP)
Operational Guidelines - For implementing the national actions in the APF Regional Action Plan on Human Rights Defenders (RAP). About this guide. This resource provides a step-by-step guideline for y…
NHRIs are HRDs
NHRIs are the defenders of defenders. Like HRDs, National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) play a crucial role in promoting and monitoring the effective implementation of international human rights…
What is an Early Warning System (EWS) for HRDs?
What is an Early Warning System (EWS) for HRDs? An ‘Early Warning System’ (EWS) is an apparatus put in place to monitor, detect, and predict situations where HRDs may be vulnerable or at risk. An EWS…
Defining Human Rights Focal Points
Defining Human Rights Focal Points. This study undertaken by the Danish Institute for Human Rights explores how governmental human rights focal points (GHRFPs), understood as states’ administrative s…
Model law on Human Rights Defenders
Model law on Human Rights Defenders (HRDs). NHRIs have a role to play to achieve the legal recognition and protection of defenders. This can be achieved by lobbying key stakeholders, such as the exec…
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders 2016
In his report presented to the Human Rights Council in February 2016, the (now former) UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights Defenders was convinced that effective protection of defe…
Countering narratives against HRDs
Countering narratives against HRDs. The APF Regional Action Plan on Human Rights Defenders (RAP) highlights the need to counter vilification, defamation and smear campaigns often endured by HRDs when…
UN declaration on Human Rights Defenders (HRDs)
The UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders (Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and F…
