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,...
Defending human rights is a dangerous job in several parts of the world. Many of those who do, face risks and threats daily. When a threatening situation escalates, Civil Rights Defenders’ Emergency F...
For most human rights defenders, storing information and communicating digitally is a necessity to carry out the fight for democracy. How do you make sure to do it in a secure way? We turned to two ex...
In an undisclosed location in East Africa sit thirteen human rights defenders. They work with one of the most dangerous things a person can do. And that is exactly why they are here. For seven weeks, ...
Since Elon Musk took over Twitter, the platform’s work to counter hate speech and disinformation has been dismantled at a rapid pace. On Monday night, Twitter abruptly dissolved its Trust and Sa...
Out of the 358 murders of human rights activists recorded last year, nearly 60 per cent of the victims were land, environment or indigenous rights defenders. Miguel Guimaraes, environmental and indige...
Being a human rights defender is in many parts of the world a dangerous job. Being a woman human rights defender can often be even more dangerous. Faith Namansa was tired of seeing so many women leavi...
On 1 February 2021, the military seized power over Burma by overturning the election results and detaining State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi. The military is still controlling power by force and uses ...
Digitalisation has democratised access to free information worldwide. At the same time, cyber threats and disinformation are on the rise, making it increasingly difficult for human rights defenders to...
Defending human rights, democracy, and freedom of expression is particularly important in times of war. But it is also particularly dangerous. During the past weeks of war in Ukraine, we have seen an ...
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