“The importance of ensuring the broadest possible civic space in every country cannot be overstated…The protection of the civic space, and the empowerment of human rights defenders, needs to become a key priority for every principled global, regional and national actor." Ms.Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights October 29, 2018, Human Rights Defenders World Summit. እንደ መነሻ የሲቪክ ምህዳር መብቶች በዘመናዊው ዓለም እውቅና ማግኘት የጀመሩት ከሁለተኛው የዓለም ጦርነት በኋላ እኤአ ከ1948 ጀምሮ ነው፡፡ በተለይም የሰብዓዊ መብቶች የማዕዘን ድንጋይ የሆነው ዓለምአቀፍ ሰነድ…