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Observatoire global de la politique publique nationale sur la protection des défenseurs de droits humains
The protection of human rights defenders
Friday 15 May 2009 by Asian Human Rights Commission
The protection of human rights defenders
January-March 2009
This publication is part of the Human Rights Correspondence School, a project by the Asian Human Rights Commission. This lesson focuses on the protection of human rights defenders, which makes it an interesting tool for HRDs, specially those based in Asia.
Summary
This lesson looks at the dire situation of human rights defenders throughout Asia, who face violence, intimidation or implication in false cases for their work. The lesson also discusses who is a human rights defender and the international norms that are meant to afford them protection. Particular experiences of how local human rights defenders were given protection are also shared in the lesson. These experiences may be applied in different countries, as well as serve as an opportunity for further discussion on human rights work.
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