On the eve of International Human Rights Defenders Day, National Human Rights Commission's acting chairperson Justice Cyriac Joseph today appealed to Centre and state governments to take effective steps for protecting recognised rights of activists in this field. ..It is a matter of deep concern that in many countries, persons and organisations engaged in promoting and defending human rights and fundamental freedoms frequently face threats and harassment and suffer insecurity as a result of those activities, including through the curtailment of freedom of expression or the right to peaceful assembly or the abuse of civil or criminal proceedings," he noted.
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