Type of content: Law, Decree or Similar (incl. proposals)

Journal Officiel de la République du Mali
2020
On the 21st of February 2020, the Republic of Mali adopted Decree No. 2020-0087/P-Rm establishing the modalities of application of...
President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
2020
On the 3rd of December 2020, the government of Afghanistan appointed a Joint Commission for the Protection of Human Rights...
Senate of the Philippines
2019
On the 1st of July 2019, the Philippine House of Representatives adopted House Bill HB00161 (1-Jul-2019), named “Act defining the...
2021
On the 1st of July 2021, the Law on the Legal Status of Human Rights Defenders entered into force in...
Defensoría del Pueblo Perú
2020
Administrative Resolution No. 029-2020/DP-PAD, made in Lima on June 15, 2020, approves the “Guidelines for the Ombudsman’s Intervention in Cases...
Protection International
2019
Protection International welcomes the adoption of the Provincial Edict on the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) and journalists in...
EVA - Gobierno Colombia
2018
On the 19th of November 2018, the President of the Republic of Colombia enacted Decree 2137. As stated in its...
Sécrétariat du gouvernement Jounal Officiel
2018
On January 12, 2018, the Malian government adopted Law No. 2018-003 on human rights defenders (HRDs or defenders). The law...
International Service for Human Rights
2017
In Sierra Leone, discussions are ongoing on a draft law for the protection of human rights defenders. The law was...
Journal Official de la Côte d'Ivoire
2017
On February 22 2017, the government of Côte d’Ivoire adopted Decree No. 2017-121. This decree implements the 2014 Law on...