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Internship – Human Rights Defenders at Risk Programme

  • Human Rights Defenders at Risk, Internships
  • April 17, 2019

Se all open internships here. We are Seeking an Intern to Civil Rights Defenders’ global Human Right...

Internship – Eurasia Department

  • Eurasia, Internships
  • April 16, 2019

Se all open internships here. We are seeking an intern for the Eurasia Department for the Autumn 201...
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Civil Rights Defenders’ Intern Attacked after the Announcement of Bosnia and Herzegovina Pride March

  • Bosnia-Herzegovina, News
  • April 5, 2019

Civil Rights Defenders’ intern, Ehlimana Elma Muslija, was together with her girlfriend, attac...
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Letter to Prime minister Stefan Löfven regarding meeting with Russian President Vladimir V. Putin

  • Eurasia, Russia
  • April 4, 2019

Dear Stefan Löfven, The acute human rights situation in Russia negatively impacts both Sweden’s secu...
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Emergency Fund – 2018 in Numbers

When the situation escalates and a human rights defender is in acute danger, Civil Rights Defenders’ Emergency Fund is there to provide rapid support. Do you want to know how we supported them in 2018?

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