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EU: Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: Report from the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights: The situation of human rights defenders in Council of Europe member states

11 June 2012

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"The Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights considers the situation of human rights defenders in Europe and concludes that it is far from satisfactory. In particular, in some Council of Europe member States, human rights defenders are the victims of serious crimes, ranging from abduction and torture to murder."

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