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Andrew Anderson's Blog
20 January 2021

The UN Security Council needs an 'outsider' and Ireland fits that bill

By Andrew Anderson - Former Executive Director

Op-Ed published in thejournal.ie on 20 January 2021

In recent weeks – that have been dominated by challenging and difficult news – it has been great to see Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason take up Ireland’s seat on the UN Security Council (UNSC), and for her to be already promoting an agenda around women, peace and security.

Ireland starts its two-year term at a time when the international rules-based system has never been under greater threat.

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#Human Rights
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#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Killing
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#Global
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Andrew Anderson's Blog
8 September 2016

Meeting Putin’s Challenge: Practical Recommendations for Supporting Human Rights Defenders

By Andrew Anderson - Former Executive Director

In light of unprecedented attacks on human rights defenders, Andrew Anderson of Front Line Defenders argues for increased direct support to human rights defenders working at the local and national levels, flexibility in funding, and a greater focus on core, multi-year support.

Originally posted in the International Human Rights Funders Group (IHRFG) Blog

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#Civil & Political Rights
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#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Judicial Harassment
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#Global
Publication
7 January 2019

Global Analysis 2018

Global Analysis 2018 details the physical assaults, defamation campaigns, digital security threats, judicial harassment, and gendered attacks faced by HRDs and women human rights defenders (WHRDs). December 2018 marked the 20th Anniversary of the HRD Declaration and the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, but HRDs around the world continue to face lethal threats from state, non-state, and corporate actors in their peaceful struggles for rights.

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#Civil & Political Rights #Economic, Social & Cultural Rights #Human Rights
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#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Defamation #Judicial Harassment #Killing #Other Harassment #Sexual Violence / Sexual Harassment #Smear Campaign
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#Global
Blog Post
3 July 2020

A chronicle of my quarantine experience in Ireland

By Atziri Ávila López

Atziri Elizabeth Ávila López is a woman human rights defender and journalist from Oaxaca, Mexico working with Observatorio Ciudadano Nacional del Feminicidio (OCNF) (The National Citizen’s Observatory on Femicide), a citizen’s network made up of 43 organisations. The work of OCNF is aimed at contributing to the guaranteed rights of women to a life free of violence. As well as her work with OCNF, Atziri is also a member of the Advisory Council of the Protection Mechanism for Human Rights Defenders and Journalists in Mexico.

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#Gender/Women's Rights #Impunity / Justice #Journalism
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#Killing #Reprisals #Violence
Locations 
#Mexico #Region: Americas

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