The concept of innovation is generally imbued with positive connotations, but often overlooked is the fact that governments are also innovative. Around the world, repressive governments are pouring im...
Two Cuban human rights defenders from the Cuban province of Villa Clara were prohibited from travelling to a Civil Rights Defenders training in Colombia on May 1st. The police patrolled outside the ho...
With our news feeds filled with articles about Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Cambridge Analytica, we gathered at the Swedish Institute of Foreign Affairs to listen to a panel discussion on the ...
Today marks the start of Civil Rights Defenders’ annual Innovation Challenge. The competition, which is financed by the Swedish Postcode Lottery, is open for anyone to apply. The mission is to develop...
Civil Rights Defenders is proud to present a beta-version of the Defenders’ Database. It all began when the organisations Hablemos Press and The Cuban Commission of Huma...
April 5, 2018 Visiting Santiago de Cuba in October 2017, the UNPACU (Unión Patriotica de Cuba) leadership informed us that it is impossible for them to organise public activities due to the repression...
Problems are seldom something people strive to seek out, yet they find us. If one does not acknowledge them, they can feel overwhelming. This is why the Human Rights Innovation Initiative attacks them...
The number of human rights defenders who asks for education in digital, personal and physical security is increasing. To meet their needs, the Mobile Training Center provides qualified security educat...
Earlier today, on 25 March, human rights defender and Natalia Project participant Nasta Lojka was arrested in central Minsk, Belarus. At the time of her detention, she sent out a distress signal throu...
Editors note: Last week, a piece on the Internet Freedom Festival was posted on this blog, describing Civil Rights Defenders visit to the annual tech event in Valencia (click here to read). In this po...
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