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56.
It is imperative that all acts of intimidation and reprisal are promptly and
effectively prosecuted and addressed in an appropriate manner in order to combat
impunity. Perpetrators should be brought to justice and victims provided with
appropriate remedies.
57.
Denouncing such acts publicly and reporting them to the appropriate human
rights mechanisms will also contribute to combating related impunity. Civil society
can play an important role in this regard.
58.
The Secretary-General calls on all relevant stakeholders, including the United
Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights, to continue
to give this issue the priority it deserves and to take all necessary measures to curb
this unacceptable phenomenon. The practices of certain human rights mechanisms to
collect information on cases of intimidation and reprisals and to make it public with
the agreement of the victim could be usefully expanded in order to ensure that all
cases of reprisals will be known and acted upon.
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