GENEVA (25 February 2021) – A group of independent United Nations human rights experts* issued the following joint statement, in order to highlight the far-reaching negative human rights impacts of armed non-State actors1 on rights’ holders and human rights defenders. In view of the pervasiveness of armed non-State actors’ involvement worldwide – during both armed conflict and other situations of violence – we consider it imperative that existing international legal protections be effectively implemented to safeguard the human rights of individuals and groups, irrespective of the status or character of…
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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 25 February 2021. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.
