OPBP's latest report on "Transnational Repression of Human Rights Defenders: References, definitions and protections under International Human Rights Law" is now published

Oxford Pro Bono Publico (OPBP) partnered with International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) to produce a report that analyses Transnational Repression (TNR) of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) under International Human Rights Law (IHRL). The purpose of the project is to undertake comparative research mapping references and resources on TNR (and similar concepts, such as transnational or extraterritorial human rights violations against HRDs) in the United Nations (UN), Inter-American, African and European human rights systems. This comparative research seeks to assist ISHR in proposing a definition of TNR, identifying the legal protections and gaps under IHRL to combat TNR of HRDs, and ultimately improving an effective multilateral response to TNR. The report explores how different human rights systems have addressed the topic of TNR, namely the UN Human Rights System, the Inter-American Human Rights System, the African Human Rights System, and the European Human Rights System.

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