May 6, 2025 · Front Line Defenders has launched its Global Analysis 2024/25 on the situation of human rights defenders (HRDs) at risk around the world, an in-depth annual publication …

Nov 27, 2024 · From securing legislation to protect women in politics in Tanzania, to upholding the ban on female genital mutilation in the Gambia, to winning a European Court of Human …

Who are women human rights defenders? Women human rights defenders (WHRDs) are all women and girls working on any human rights issue ("women defenders" and "girl defenders"), …

The year 2024 witnessed a deteriorating political and human rights climate, with the war in Sudan, police violence in Kenya, ethnic conflict in Ethiopia and political instability in the Sahel …

In 2024, the Window leveraged the networks of its key partners to facilitate meetings between WHRDs and executive level representatives of various institutions whose mandates include …

Apr 8, 2023 · The WHRDIC is the only global coalition to promote and protect the rights of WHRDs. We do grassroots-driven international advocacy aimed at protection mechanisms, …

Mar 8, 2024 · Across the world, women human rights defenders continue to speak up against human rights violations and to call for justice, peace, and gender equality – despite facing …

Jun 25, 2024 · Women human rights defenders, in all their diversity, play a crucial role in promoting and protecting human rights, including women’s rights and the rights of lesbian, …

Around the world, human rights defenders are winning their struggles for justice and rights - for them, and their communities. We take a quick look at six examples from the year so far.

Dec 12, 2024 · These insights were highlighted at the recent Afrikadag 2024 event, featuring a human rights defender from Zimbabwe and Yeno Suzan Lemi from the South Sudan Country …