Resources Keyword 'protection against penalisation'
The article informs about the following questions addressed to the European Commission and its response regarding the situation of development banks and human rights defenders.
Encouraging employees to report wrongdoing ("or blow the whistle"), and protecting them when they do, is an important part of corruption prevention in both the public and private sectors. Employees…
Protectdefenders.eu. is response mechanism to provide emergency support and material assistance to human rights defenders worldwide.
Guidelines providing practical suggestions to enhance EU action on support for human rights defenders.
The 2016 World Bank Retaliation Guidelines seek to improve protection against retaliation and intimidation for complainants.
2 July 2016, a Bill on establishing a Whistle-blower's Centre has entered into force in the Netherlands. The law explicitly covers environmental whistleblowers, but is not limited to them. The…
The webinar on Environmental Human Rights Defenders is a joint effort by UN Environment and OHCHR develop a common UN system-wide understanding of the protection challenges faced by environmental…
A decision establishing a rapid response mechanism for the protection of environmental defenders was adopted by the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention on Access to Information, Public…
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is making a public call for inputs to solicit good practices related to the promotion and implementation of the environmental rule of law with a focus…
In September 2019, the Special Rapporteur on human rights and toxics presented a report (A/HRC/42/41) to the UN Human Rights Council, with fifteen principles to better protect workers from the…
