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...
Respect for civil and political rights continues to decrease and human rights defenders all over the world are faced with threats, imprisonment, and even murder simply for doing their job – defending ...
Do you want to help us come up with innovative ideas that will support human rights defenders globally? We are looking for students who are interested in developing ideas and projects that put human r...
Today is the opening of the exhibition Hyper Human at the Museum of Science and Technology in Stockholm. Among the featured displays is our security programme Natalia Project – the world’s first secur...
Génesis Dávila is the director and founder of Defiende Venezuela. Together with her colleagues, she reports cases of human rights violations. She fights for accountability and justice for victims of p...
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