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Human Rights Defenders in the OSCE Region: Our Collective Conscience

A report identifying patterns of human rights violations affecting human rights defenders in the OSCE area in the period from April 2006 to April 2007.

This report identifies patterns of human rights violations affecting human rights defenders in the OSCE area in the period from April 2006 to April 2007.

The first ODIHR report of this kind, it is a result of a number of OSCE human dimension meetings that highlighted the situation of human rights defenders and is part of the work of the ODIHR's Focal Point for Human Rights Defenders and National Human Rights Institutions. The Focal Point was created in response to these meetings in order to monitor the situation of human rights defenders, to identify issues of concern, and to promote their interests, together with strengthening co-operation with national human rights institutions.

Date:: 10 December 2007
Source:: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Publisher:: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Our work:: Human rights

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Human Rights Monitoring: Human Rights Defenders Reports

These reports examine the situation of human rights defenders and human rights protection across the OSCE region. They highlight challenges faced by defenders, identify gaps and good practices in State responses, and provide recommendations to help create a safer and more enabling environment for human rights work.

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