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Tactics and tools for the protection
of Human Rights Defenders
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Citizens
Tools for citizens
Tuesday 30 March 2010
Citizens are, of course, the first beneficiaries of the defenders activities. In conflict areas, massive human rights violations perpetrated against civilians and social groups stigmatised for their political, religious and ethnic membership would go unnoticed without the presence of defenders.
Jorge Mata/PBI©
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Without the defenders activities, systematic impunity in certain countries
- Diminishes the citizens confidence in its institutions
- Discourages the citizen taking legal and non violent action
- Ruins the State’s legal system
- Bars the reconciliation process
To combat impunity, reinforce citizens control in ensuring the State respects its obligations and to protect the defenders of all rights and freedoms , the citizen can:
- Act now by expressing his/her opinion to the authorities responsible for protecting defenders; under News Defenders you will find specific examples.
- Join a local or national organisation active in defender protection
- go in the field as a international observer to protect defenders
- disseminate the UN Declaration on defenders
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