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Given that all human rights are universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated, the governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests should
not only take into account rights that are directly linked to access and use of land, fisheries and forests, but also all civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights. In doing so, States should respect and protect the civil and political rights of defenders of human rights, including the human rights of peasants, indigenous peoples, fishers, pastoralists and rural workers, and should observe their human rights obligations when dealing with individuals and associations acting in defence of land, fisheries and forests. |
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1. Peasants and other people working in rural areas have the right to life,
physical and mental integrity, liberty and security of person.
2. Peasants and other people working in rural areas shall not be subjected to
arbitrary arrest or detention, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or
punishment, and shall not be held in slavery or servitude.
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