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Has the Declaration made a difference to the lives of defenders? An analysis of the implementation of the UN Declaration on human rights defenders in Colombia and Tunisia

Type of Resource: Report

Author: ISHR

Publication Date: 2018

This report analyses the procedures and practices employed to implement UN resolutions and recommendations related to human rights defenders. A series of recommendations to relevant stakeholders are included as well as a brief reflection on the potential value of creating a regional or global network of focal points on human rights defenders, considered in light of our findings in Colombia and Tunisia.

English Version. Available in English, French and Spanish.

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From Restriction to Protection

Type of Resource: Report

Author: ISHR

Publication Date: 2014

Research report on the legal environment for human rights defenders and the need for national laws to protect and promote their work. This report summarises the key findings of a major research project on the legal recognition and protection of human rights defenders in national law. It covers more than forty jurisdictions from all regions. The aim of this research is to inform the development of a model law which would guide implementation of the international Declaration on Human Rights Defenders at the national level.

English Version. Available in English, French and Spanish.

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National Action Plans on Business and Human Rights: A Toolkit for the Development, Implementation, and Review of State Commitments to Business and Human Rights Frameworks

Type of Resource: Handbook / Guide

Author: The International Corporate Accountability Roundtable and the Danish Institute for Human Rights

Publication Date: 2017

This Toolkit promotes the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and other relevant frameworks by states and businesses. It provides guidance on how to: Undertake a national baseline assessment of how the requirements of the UNGPs are being met by state and business; Plan an inclusive NAP process; Undertake a fact-based analysis for determining the priorities and actions to be addressed in a NAP; Establish effective follow-up measures for monitoring, reporting, and evaluating how the NAP is being implemented; Enhance monitoring and reporting on NAPs at all levels.

English Version. Available in English, French and Spanish.

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Submission to the UN HRC on its obligations to protect from reprisals those individuals who cooperate with the Council and its subsidiary mechanisms

Type of Resource: Statement

Author: Freshfield Bruckhaus Deringerto

Publication Date: 2014

The submission addresses the legal basis for the protection of individuals who cooperate with the Human Rights Council and its subsidiary mechanisms. It identifies practical steps that the Council, its President and its Bureau could take to ensure that they comply with their obligations under international law and with the Council’s mandate to promote universal respect for the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms for all.

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The Yogyakarta Principles

Type of Resource: Handbook / Guide

Author: The International Panel of Experts in International Human Rights Law and in Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Publication Date: 2006

The Yogyakarta Principles address a broad range of human rights standards and their application to issues of sexual orientation and gender identity. The Principles affirm the primary obligation of States to implement human rights. Each Principle is accompanied by detailed recommendations to States. The experts emphasise that all actors have responsibilities to promote and protect human rights. Additional recommendations are addressed to other actors, including the UN human rights system, national human rights institutions, the media, non-governmental organisations, and funders.

English Version. Available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

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The Yogyakarta Principles Plus 10

Type of Resource: Handbook / Guide

Author: ISHR and Others

Publication Date: 2017

Since the Yogyakarta Principles were adopted in 2006, they have developed into an authoritative statement of the human rights of persons of ‘diverse sexual orientations and gender identities’. The Yogyakarta Principles plus 10 (YP+10) supplements the original 29, and aims to document and elaborate these developments through a set of Additional Principles and State Obligations. YP+10 should be read alongside the original 29 Yogyakarta Principles. Together, these documents provide an authoritative, expert exposition of international human rights law as it currently applies to the grounds of sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics.

English Version. Available in Chinese and English.

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Easier Said Than Done

Type of Resource: Report

Author: Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI)

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Since the inception of the Human Rights Council, the Easier Said Than Done (ESTD) series has reviewed Commonwealth member states’ performance at the Council. The series provides a basis for evaluating Commonwealth countries’ engagement with the Council and considers if their voting behavior in support of resolutions is consistent with their voluntary pledges and commitments to the Council. A link to the ESTD Report for the 38th session of the Human Rights Council is provided here, and you can access other reports at: http://www.humanrightsinitiative.org/publication

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ISHR Video on Reprisals

Type of Resource: Video

Author: ISHR

Publication Date: 2018

This video features the personal accounts of human rights defenders detailing the plight of targeted individuals who face life-altering consequences after cooperating with the UN. These acts of retaliation by the State are known as reprisals, and can include travel bans, stalking, personal threats or threats against the family, detainment and in many cases even conviction. The video provides information on the role of the UN Assistant Secretary General, senior official on reprisals.

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SAMPLE - Weak statement: Statement of Myanmar on the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi

Type of Resource: Sample document

Author: Myanmar Delegation

Publication Date: 2018

An example of a weak statement by a State at the Human Rights Council. This statement focuses on the Commission of Enquiry on Burundi.

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SAMPLE - Good practice: Statement of Germany on reprisals in Egypt

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Author: Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany in Geneva

Publication Date: 2018

An example of a good statement by States made at the Human Rights Council. This statement focuses on the acts of reprisals and intimidation in Egypt against individuals who seek to cooperate or have cooperated with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights.

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