Natalia Project is the world’s first security alarm system for human rights defenders at risk.
Surrounded by six men wanting to kill him, Peter Komora thought his last day had arrived. He tried to convince them to spare his life. And while they deliberated, Peter was waiting in the middle. Fina...
Human rights defenders who work to promote and protect human rights in their communities across the world are often threatened and attacked to stay silent. 10 years ago, Civil Rights Defenders launche...
10 years ago today, Civil Rights Defenders launched the Natalia Project, the world’s first assault alarm and community-based security system for human rights defenders. In the event of an attack,...
Voices from Defenders’ Days Close-up with Raabia Hawa, director of the Ulinzi Africa Foundation, Kenya. Eight years ago, Raabia Hawa, Kenya, left her career in media to fight poaching full-time. ...
Today, human rights defender María Elena Mir Marrero has been attacked in Cuba and activated her alarm via the alarm system Natalia Project. María Elena Mir Marrero is a prominent human rights activis...
On 31 August 2021, the European Court of Human Rights issued a long-awaited judgement in the case of Chechen human rights defender Natalia Estemirova who was murdered in July 2009. The Court...
Friday, 13 August at 1 PM CET, human rights defender and Natalia Project participant Nasta Lojka was detained in central Minsk, Belarus. The alarm was sounded at Civ...
On Saturday 16 April, the Cuban human rights defender María Elena Mir Marrero sent out a distress signal through the Natalia Project alarm. The emergency signal indicated that she felt threatened, vis...
Late yesterday evening, 13 January, Kenyan human rights defender Anastacia Nambo sent out a distress signal indicating she was in danger. Civil Rights Defenders received the alarm through our global s...
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