Resources by Region

Africa

• African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR): Established by the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights is charged with ensuring the promotion and protection of Human and Peoples’ Rights throughout the African Continent. The Commission has its headquarters in Banjul, The Gambia

• the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

Americas

• Inter-American Commission on Human Rights: Functional Unit on Human Rights Defenders
• Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders of the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights
• See resources in Spanish here (haz click aqui para ver materiales en español) 

Europe

• Council of Europe and its Commissioner for Human Rights: The mandate on human rights defenders has been recently enhanced by the declaration on human rights defenders adopted by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in February 2008

• Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE/ODIHR)

• 2008 European Union Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders.

• FrontLine Handbook for human rights defenders: What protection can diplomatic missions offer?

• European Union: The Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders

• OSCE/ODIHR :: The Focal Point on Human Rights Defenders 

• Human Rights Defenders: What protection can EU Diplomatic missions offer

• Norwegian HRD Guide for Foreign Service and Appendix, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2010)