UN Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

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The UN Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms is a landmark 1998 United Nations instrument that affirms and protects the rights of human rights defenders and those who work to uphold fundamental freedoms worldwide.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations declaration ⓘ
human rights instrument ⓘ
adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
adoptionDate 1998-12-09 ⓘ
adoptionMethod consensus ⓘ
adoptionResolution UN General Assembly resolution 53/144 ⓘ
aimsToProtect rights of groups to promote human rights ⓘ
rights of individuals to promote human rights ⓘ
rights of organs of society to promote human rights ⓘ
articleCount 20 ⓘ
basedOn International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ
Universal Declaration of Human Rights ⓘ
commemoratedBy International Human Rights Defenders Day ⓘ
commemorationDate December 9 ⓘ
definesTerm human rights defender ⓘ
emphasizes duty of everyone to promote and protect human rights ⓘ
importance of civil society in human rights protection ⓘ
geographicalScope worldwide ⓘ
imposesObligationOn States ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
legalNature soft law instrument ⓘ
legalStatus non-binding ⓘ
monitoredBy UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders ⓘ
preamblePresent true ⓘ
recognizes right to communicate with international bodies ⓘ
right to form associations and non-governmental organizations ⓘ
right to peaceful activities against human rights violations ⓘ
right to promote and strive for the protection and realization of human rights ⓘ
right to publish and disseminate information on human rights ⓘ
right to seek, obtain, receive and hold information on human rights ⓘ
region United Nations ⓘ
requires States to ensure a safe environment for human rights work ⓘ
States to prevent and investigate violations against human rights defenders ⓘ
States to protect human rights defenders ⓘ
scope groups ⓘ
individuals ⓘ
organs of society ⓘ
shortName Declaration on Human Rights Defenders ⓘ
UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders ⓘ
subjectMatter fundamental freedoms ⓘ
human rights defenders ⓘ
protection of human rights ⓘ
yearOfAdoption 1998 ⓘ

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UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Human Rights Defenders → basedOn → UN Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms ⓘ
UN Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms → shortName → UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders ⓘ
linked to: UN Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms