Azerbaijan has, over the past two years, tightened its grip on independent journalism and civil society to an extent that…
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Some of the most consequential human rights work happens quietly, and it is carried out by people young enough that…
Every year, the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is a moment to recognise the defenders leading the defence…
Over the past two months, Sahrawi human rights defenders in occupied Western Sahara have faced an escalating campaign of sieges,…
Human rights defenders often work under enormous pressure. Threats, surveillance, criminalisation, displacement, violence, burnout, and isolation are not exceptional experiences….
On 10 December, we honour both the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders,…
As the EU’s flagship mechanism for supporting human rights defenders worldwide, ProtectDefenders.eu plays a vital role in responding to urgent…
As the world marks Nelson Mandela International Day, we are reminded not only of Mandela’s legacy of resistance against apartheid…
El Salvador is facing mounting criticism from human rights groups following a series of arbitrary arrests and acts of judicial…
Tunisia’s democratic institutions continue to deteriorate as the government steps up its campaign against dissenting voices. Two emblematic and troubling…
