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Press Coverage of my Statement on HRDs in Long-Term Detention in Turkey

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On 9 June 2021, I issued a press release urging the Government of Turkey to stop using vague terrorism charges…

Hearing in the Italian Senate on the case of Patrick Zaki

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Watch the full video here: https://webtv.senato.it/4621?video_evento=210001 Patrick Zaki is a human rights defender and researcher on human rights and gender…

Speech on Business and Human Rights Defenders

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On 10 June 2021, I spoke at the open meeting of the Business Network on Civic Freedoms and Human Rights…

Video: It’s Time to Protect Environmental Human Rights Defenders

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https://www.youtube.com/embed/uDcFV2qm5Ps Environmental Human Rights Defenders protect the environment, and the human rights associated with it. They often face great personal…

To conserve nature, protect human rights

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On 3 June 2021, together with other former and current UN Special Rapporteurs, I called on all Governments to ensure…

Risks for HRDs in Pakistan – My Interview with BBC World News

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On 2 June 2021, I spoke to BBC World News about the situation of human rights defenders in Pakistan. The…

“My business received a communication from UN Special Procedures human right experts. What happens next?”

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Communications are formal letters written by independent UN experts to States, businesses or other actors in response to human rights violations in which they are alleged to have played a role. These violations may have already occurred, be ongoing or have a high risk of occurring.

“What obligations do businesses have towards human rights defenders?”

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Following the UN Guiding Principles on business and human rights, all businesses have an obligation to respect the entire spectrum of human rights, including the rights of human rights defenders.
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Legislation on the protection of human rights defenders

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Legal recognition by States of human rights defenders and their activities provides defenders with a supportive framework within which they can emerge and act for the advancement of human rights. In enacting legislation to this end

“What obligations do States have towards human rights defenders?”

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Human rights defenders are a vital part of all societies and States have a prime responsibility to protect them.