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On World Environment Day, we honour the struggle of Guatemalan HRDs who are risking their life to defend environmental rights

Two weeks ago, indigenous and land rights defender Carlos Maaz Coc attended a peaceful demonstration in El Estor, Guatemala. Together with other fishermen and farmers, he was protesting against the contamination caused by nickel mining projects in his region.

On 17 April, Kazim Kizil went to film a protest in Izmir, Turkey. People were demonstrating against irregularities in the voting process for the constitutional referendum, which granted president Recep Tayyip Erdogan new sweeping powers.

The rally didn’t last long. Police intervened and detained around 20 people. Kazim was one of them. His camera was seen as a threat: the Turkish authorities did not want anyone documenting the crackdown.

دیسپچز ۲۰۱۶ فعالیت‌های فرانت لاین دیفندرز برای حفاظت و امنیت مدافعان حقوق بشر درخطر در سراسر جهان در سال ۲۰۱۶ را ارائه می‌دهد. این فعالیت‌ها شامل تأثیر کمک‌هزینه‌ها، آموزش، دفاع، پدیداری، استراحت و فرجه و دیگر برنامه‌ها همچنین آغاز برنامه یادبود، بزرگداشت مدافعان حقوق بشر کشته‌شده از زمان بیانیه جهانی حقوق بشر از سال ۱۹۹۸ می‌شود. 

دانلود دیسپچز ۲۰۱۶

This guide gives an outline of what UN agencies can do locally to provide protection for human rights defenders. It aims to give practical and helpful suggestions on how to engage constructively with the UN.