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UN Factsheet 29: Human Rights Defenders: Protecting the Right to Defend

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Wednesday 1 March 2006 by Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

UN Factsheet 29 - Protecting the Right to Defend

This Fact Sheet has been prepared with the aim of supporting human rights defenders in their invaluable work. It is addressed primarily to State authorities, national and international non-governmental organizations, United Nations personnel, major private sector actors (including transnational corporations) and human rights defenders themselves. The Fact Sheet is also aimed at the wider public and may be useful to journalists and others in disseminating information on the role and situation of human rights defenders.