Progress: Enacted

Governo do Estado da Bahia
Brazil
Law, Decree or Similar (incl. proposals)
2010

Brazil: Bahia. Decree 12.003 Creating the State Program for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders

The Government of Bahia decrees that a State Commission, linked to the Department of Justice, Citizenship and Human Rights, shall...
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Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Europe & Eurasia
Declaration, Resolution or Formal Report
2024

Council of Europe: PACE adopts resolution on the protection of women human rights defenders in Europe

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted resolution 2554 during its summer session of 2024. Following Austrian...
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GANHRI. Global Alliance of Human Rights Institutions
International
Declaration, Resolution or Formal Report
2010

The Edinburgh Declaration

Adopted on 10 October 2010, Edinburgh On 10 October 2010, the International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion...
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Secretaría General del Senado
Colombia | Americas
Law, Decree or Similar (incl. proposals)
2011

Colombia: DECRETO-LEY No. 4633 DE 2011

Por medio del cual se dictan medidas de asistencia, atención, reparación integral y de restitución de derechos territoriales a las...
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Democratic Republic of the Congo | Africa
Law, Decree or Similar (incl. proposals)
2023

DRC: National Law on the Protection of Human Rights Defenders

Just a couple of days ago, Protection International received a copy of Law 23/027 on the protection and responsibility of...
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The Parliament of Georgia
Georgia | Europe & Eurasia
Law, Decree or Similar (incl. proposals)
2014

Georgia: National Strategy for the Protection of Human Rights in Georgia for 2014-2020

In April 2014, the Georgian Parliament approved the National Human Rights Strategy 2014-2020 for the protection of human rights defenders.The...
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Protection International
Americas
Declaration, Resolution or Formal Report
2023

Americas: The Escazú Agreement

On the 4th of March 2018, governments, NGOs, academia and other stakeholders from the Latin American and Caribbean region signed...
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The European External Action Service (EEAS)
European Union | Europe & Eurasia
Foreign Policy Guidelines
2008

Europe: European Union Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders

The EU Guidelines (2008) are a tool for missions of EU Member States and contain recommendations on supporting human rights...
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Unidad Nacional de Protección
Colombia | Americas
Law, Decree or Similar (incl. proposals)
2022

Colombia: Emergency plan for the protection of social leaders, human rights defenders and peace activists

In September 2022, the Colombian government introduced the Emergency Plan for the Protection of Social Leaders, Human Rights Defenders and...
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Departamento Nacional de Planeación
Colombia | Americas
Law, Decree or Similar (incl. proposals)
2022

Colombia: Conpes 4063

This document was issued on 29/Nov/2021 by the government of Iván Duque and approved on 6/Dec/2021 by the National Council...
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