Dispatches 2017 présente le travail que Front Line Defenders a entrepris à travers le monde pour la protection et la sécurité des défenseur-ses des droits humains en danger en 2017, notamment l'impact des subventions, des formations, du plaidoyer, de la visibilité, du programme repos et répit et des autres programmes.
Alors que les défenseur-ses des droits humains à travers le monde mettent leur vie en jeu pour remettre en question les dictateurs, les multinationales destructrices, les conservateurs religieux, une stratégie de diffamation coordonnée et disposant de ressources se répand, la criminalisation et la violence sont déployées pour intimider, ma
The 2017 Dublin Platform for Human Rights Defenders brought together more than 110 human rights defenders (HRDs) from 99 countries and numerous international guests to share experiences, learn from each other and develop new and more effective strategies for their security and protection. This unique forum gave participating HRDs an opportunity to speak out about challenges and risks they face in their work, analyse new and well-established patterns of oppression and develop strategies to remain resilient and effective.
María Magdalena Tun didn’t choose to become a human rights defender. But when private companies started evicting local communities in her region, polluting the rivers and destroying the forests, she realised she could not sit idly by: she had to defend the rights of her people.
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.
Search and Rescue organisations patrolling the Libyan coasts have saved thousands of lives that European border policies left to perish.
Despite their life-saving work, the employees and volunteers of these NGOs are routinely accused of colluding with traffickers and helping immigrants to illegally enter Europe.
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.
Dispatches 2016 presents the work Front Line Defenders has undertaken around the world for the protection and security of human rights defenders at risk in 2016, including the impact of grants, training, advocacy, visibility, rest & respite and other programs, as well as the launch of the HRD Memorial, honoring HRDs killed since the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders in 1998.
Dispatches is Front Line Defenders' annual review of the organisation's work providing security and protection to human rights defenders at risk around the world, which is produced in magazine format.
Alors que les défenseur-ses des droits humains à travers le monde mettent leur vie en jeu pour remettre en question les dictateurs, les multinationales destructrices, les conservateurs religieux, une stratégie de diffamation coordonnée et disposant de ressources se répand, la criminalisation et la violence sont déployées pour intimider, ma
