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September 8, 2011

Essential guide to the right to defend human rights

Link from Huridocs Geneva (27 July 2011) – 

“It is not easy being a human rights defender; in too many countries it is dangerous, plain dangerous,” said United Nations Special Rapporteur Margaret Sekaggya launching her essential guide to the right to defend human rights, a key document aimed at supporting those who stand for our rights by increasing understanding of the UN Declaration on human rights defenders and awareness on the dangers they face. Read more: Guide for human rights defenders


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