ICJ submission on legislation regulating the activities and work of human rights defenders

Africa
Issue: Civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights
Document Type: Legal Submission
Date: 2012

The ICJ today submitted a report to the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, ahead of her report to the UN General Assembly in October 2012. 

Responding to a questionnaire prepared by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, the ICJ’s report focusses on the following thematic and country issues:

  • Global issues relevant to laws affecting judges and lawyers;
  • Global issues relevant to laws affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals and organisations;
  • Laws in South Africa;
  • Laws in Ethiopia; and
  • Laws in Zimbabwe.

ICJ-SRHRDs-QuestionnaireResponse-legal submission (2012) (download PDF)

HRDs-GAReport (download the Special Rapporteur’s report)

 

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