Human Rights Violations Committed Against Human Rights Defenders Through the Use of Legal System: A Trend in Europe and Beyond

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Aikaterini-Christina Koula
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Human rights defenders (HRDs) fight for various human rights and address concerns related to corruption, employment, the environment, and other issues. They also challenge powerful state and private stakeholders and seek justice for human rights abuses. Therefore, HRDs are increasingly becoming targets of violent attacks and abuse with the aim of silencing them. This article begins by providing a brief definition of HRDs and then proceeds to outline the risks associated with their work in defending human rights. It also identifies the perpetrators responsible for these violations. The article categorises the types of abuses against HRDs into two main categories, with a particular focus on the widespread tactic of using the legal system to target and silence defenders in Europe, which is also emerging globally. It introduces a taxonomy of various types of violations through the legal system. By categorising the types of violations against HRDs and establishing a taxonomy to aid in identifying these tactics, the article seeks to deepen understanding and awareness of the varied abuses experienced by HRDs, as well as their deviation from human rights standards, providing a valuable resource for academics, practitioners, and defenders.

利用法律制度侵犯人权捍卫者的人权:欧洲及其他地区的趋势
人权捍卫者(HRDs)为各种人权而战,并解决与腐败、就业、环境和其他问题相关的关切。他们还挑战强大的国家和私人利益攸关方,为侵犯人权的行为伸张正义。因此,人权捍卫者正日益成为暴力攻击和虐待的目标,其目的是让他们保持沉默。本文首先简要介绍了人权捍卫者的定义,然后概述了与他们捍卫人权的工作相关的风险。文章还指出了对这些侵权行为负有责任的肇事者。文章将侵犯人权捍卫者权利的类型分为两大类,并特别关注欧洲普遍存在的利用法律制度攻击人权捍卫者并使其保持沉默的策略,这种策略也正在全球范围内出现。报告对通过法律系统实施的各类侵权行为进行了分类。通过对侵犯人权捍卫者行为的类型进行分类,并建立有助于识别这些策略的分类法,文章试图加深对人权捍卫者所经历的各种侵权行为及其偏离人权标准情况的理解和认识,为学术界、从业人员和人权捍卫者提供宝贵的资源。
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期刊介绍: Human Rights Review is an interdisciplinary journal which provides a scholarly forum in which human rights issues and their underlying empirical, theoretical and philosophical foundations are explored. The journal seeks to place human rights practices and policies within a theoretical perspective in order to link empirical research to broader human rights issues. Human Rights Review welcomes submissions from all academic areas in order to foster a wide-ranging dialogue on issues of concern to both the academic and the policy-making communities. The journal is receptive to submissions drawing from diverse methodologies and approaches including case studies, quantitative analysis, legal scholarship and philosophical discourse in order to provide a comprehensive discussion concerning human rights issues.
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