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human rights defender [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-02-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Rights and Freedoms
- Constitutional Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- human rights defender
1, record 1, English, human%20rights%20defender
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- human rights advocate 2, record 1, English, human%20rights%20advocate
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Human rights defender is a term used to describe people who, individually or with others, act to promote or protect some variation of human rights. Human rights defenders (HRDs) are those men and women who act peacefully for the promotion and protection of those rights. 3, record 1, English, - human%20rights%20defender
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Human rights is a field in which Speaker Kinsella has been active. He ... is well-known nationally and internationally as a human rights advocate and academic including such cases as Malcolm Ross, and Lovelace v. Canada at the United Nations Human Rights Committee. 4, record 1, English, - human%20rights%20defender
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droits et libertés
- Droit constitutionnel
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- défenseur des droits humains
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9fenseur%20des%20droits%20humains
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- défenseur des droits de la personne 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9fenseur%20des%20droits%20de%20la%20personne
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Toute personne qui, individuellement ou en association avec d’autres, œuvre à la promotion ou à la protection des droits humains. 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9fenseur%20des%20droits%20humains
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un défenseur des droits humains est quelqu’un qui défend n’importe quel droit fondamental au nom d’une personne ou d’un groupe de personnes. Les défenseurs cherchent à promouvoir et protéger les droits civils et politiques ainsi qu’à promouvoir, protéger et mettre en œuvre les droits économiques, sociaux et culturels. 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9fenseur%20des%20droits%20humains
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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