Human rights defender
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Human rights defenders or human rights activists are people who, individually or with others, act to promote or protect human rights. They can be journalists, environmentalists, whistle-blowers, trade unionists, lawyers, teachers, housing campaigners, and so on. They can defend rights as part of their jobs or in a voluntary capacity. As a result of their activities, they can sometimes be the subject of reprisals and attacks of all kinds, including smears, surveillance, harassment, false charges, arbitrary detention, restrictions on the right to freedom of association, and physical attacks.
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See also
- List of human rights organisations
- Global Human Rights Defence
- Human Rights Logo
- Human Rights Without Frontiers
- International Federation for Human Rights
- International human rights instruments
- International Service for Human Rights
- Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders
- National human rights institutions
- Networked advocacy
- Protection International
- Youth for Human Rights International
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