Resources
Margaret Sekaggya, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders submitted her third report to the UN Human Rights Council. This report is the first to focus exclusively on the situation of women defenders and those working on women’s rights or gender issues.
The report reviews the international legal framework as well as the approach of the mandate to the particular situation of women human rights defenders and those working on womne's rights or gender issues. The report further examines the risks that these defenders face, identifie the nature of the activities of the reported victims, the alleged violations and the perpetrators involved. The report also looks at the existing protection mechanisms and the strategies that these defenders use to keep themselves safe.
To read the full report, please click here