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Call for input to a report on killings of human rights defenders

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Issued by:

Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders

Purpose:

To inform SR’s report to be presented to the 46^th session of the HRC in March 2021

Background

Twice a year, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders calls for inputs to inform thematic studies to be presented at the Human Rights Council in its March session and at the General Assembly in October.

Objectives of the report

This thematic report on the issue of killings of human rights defenders aims to assess the nature of risks, threats and patterns of the killing of human rights defenders from State and non-State actors; Identify and explore effective preventive and protection measures and lessons learnt in the protection of human rights defenders; Provide a platform for dialogue between stakeholders to share experiences and knowledge across regions and to share examples of useful steps taken by States, UN entities, businesses, IFIs, CSO and Defenders.

The Special Rapporteur will hold online expert consultations on the topic, analyse the communications and press releases on human rights defenders killed or threatened with death sent by the mandate to Member States and other stakeholders, consult and collect testimony of human rights defenders.

Key questions and types of input sought

The concept note and questionnaires can be downloaded below in English (original language), French, Spanish, and Russian (unofficial translation).

Concept note: EN (Word, PDF); FR (Word, PDF), RU (Word), SP (Word, PDF), AR (Word)
Questionnaires for:
- Member States: EN (Word, PDF), FR (Word, PDF), RU (Word), SP (Word, PDF), AR (Word)
- National Human Rights Institutions and International and Inter-Governmental Organizations: EN (Word, PDF), FR (Word, PDF), SP (Word, PDF), AR (Word)
- Businesses: EN (Word, PDF), FR (Word, PDF), RU (Word), SP (Word, PDF), AR (Word)
- International Financial Institutions: EN (Word, PDF), FR (Word, PDF), RU (Word), SP (Word, PDF), AR (Word)
- Civil Society: EN (Word, PDF), FR (Word, PDF), RU, (Word), SP (Word, PDF), AR (Word)