Among the 730 human rights defenders who received support from the Emergency Fund last year was North Macedonian LGBTI+ activist Bekim Asani. He is heading the organisation LGBT United Tetovo North Ma...
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...
On 1 February, the military seized power over Burma by overturning the November 2020 election results and detaining State Chancellor Aung San Suu Kyi. Since then, nationwide mass protests against the ...
As democracy is declining in many parts of the world, being a human rights defender has become increasingly dangerous. Many on the frontlines are exposed to risks and threats on a daily basis. When a ...
Being a human rights defender often means that you go to work despite knowing that you will face threats and harassment. Even on days when this does not happen, the stress of knowing that it could tak...
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...
During the spring of 2020, attacks against journalists covering the enforcement of Covid-19 related restrictions were on the rise in many regions in the world, including Southeast Asia, East Africa, a...
Colombian environmental human rights defender and Natalia Project participant Angela Maldonado receives the 2020 National Geographic Buffet Award for Leadership in Conservation in ...
The Ukrainian LGBTI+ activist Olena Shevchenko is one of the participants in our security programme, the Natalia Project. Olena and her colleagues are an important voice for human rights in Ukraine. T...
Civil Rights Defenders has entered a partnership with Tele2. The telecommunications operator will provide IoT connectivity to our Natalia Project – a global security system protecting human rights def...
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