B. Protection from judicial harassment, criminalization and arbitrary arrest and detention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 C. Confronting stigmatization and marginalization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 III. A SAFE AND ENABLING ENVIRONMENT CONDUCIVE TO HUMAN RIGHTS WORK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 D. Freedom of opinion and expression and of information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 E. Freedom of peaceful assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 F. Freedom of association and the right to form, join and participate effectively in NGOs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 G. The right to participate in public affairs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 H. Freedom of movement and human rights work within and across borders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 I. Right to private life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 J. Right to access and communicate with international bodies. . . . . . . . . 120 IV. FRAMEWORK FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GUIDELINES . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Annex: Selected reference materials and resources 135 1. SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTS AND STANDARDS CONCERNING THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 2. GENERAL HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS WITH RELEVANCE TO THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 3. INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL MECHANISMS FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 vi Guidelines on the Protection of Human Rights Defenders