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Threats to Human Rights Defenders: Six ways companies should respond

20/04/2023

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15 pages long

Languages: English

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This paper details how companies should respond to the growing number of threats facing human rights defenders, offering six key recommendations. It offers a definition of human rights defenders, an introduction to the threats they face and an overview of the existing normative framework for the protection of defenders. While this paper is not a […]

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Journal article

LGBTQI-identified human rights defenders: courage in the face of adversity at the United Nations

20/03/2018

12 pages long

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LGBTQI-identified human rights defenders: courage in the face of adversity at the United Nations

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The role of LGBTQI human rights defenders in the international arena at the United Nations (UN) is a particularly risky and insecure one, especially for those who themselves identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, transgender, two spirit, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI). This article focuses on the anecdotal experiences of LGBTQI-identified human rights defenders and their […]

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