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"Threats and attacks against civil society actors and undue restrictions on public freedoms and rights are attacks against the values and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and are in direct violation of international norms and standards."

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UNHRC: Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Civil Society Space: Engagement with International and Regional Organizations, para. 48

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Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Civil Society Space: Engagement with International and Regional Organizations

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States should create, in law and practice, an enabling environment for civil society organizations to operate free from hindrance and insecurity.