Being a human rights defender is often isolating and dangerous. But, for a few days in Stockholm, 150 human rights defenders from around the world will gather for “Defenders’ Days,” a conf...
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...
Voices from Defenders’ Days Close-up with Julia Rensberg, Sámi human rights defender in Sweden. Until recently, Julia was a board member of Sáminuorra, the Sámi national youth organisation. Today, sh...
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. ...
Voices from Defenders’ Days Close-up with Asena Günal, Executive Director of Anadolu Kültür, Turkey. As democracy is backsliding at a rapid pace in Turkey, the pressure on civil society is mounti...
Today, one of the world’s largest human rights conferences – Defenders’ Days – starts in Stockholm. Here, among others, relatives of people kidnapped by ISIS in Syria, environmentalists fr...
Voices from Defenders’ Days Close-up with Adelajda Alikaj, Executive Director of STREHA Center, Tirana. For many years, Adelajda Alikaj has worked to support the LGBTI+ community in Albania...
Voices from Defenders’ Days: Close-up with Njomza Haxhibeqiri, Programme Manager at Humanitarian Law Center Kosovo What does your organisation do? The Humanitarian Law Center Kosovo (HLCK) is a non-go...
Voices from Defenders’ Days: Close-up with Anna Dobrovolskaya, Executive Director of Human Rights Centre Memorial What does your organisation do? I work for Human Rights Centre Memorial which is one ...
Voices from Defenders’ Days: Close-up with Genesis Dávila, Director and Founder of Defiende Venezuela What does your organisation do? We promote and defend human rights in Venezuela by raising ...
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