Human rights defenders

Front Line www.frontlinedefenders.org

The mission of Front Line is to protect, defend, support and act for human rights defenders whose lives and/or physical and mental health is at risk, either temporarily or permanently, because of their activities. Front Line seeks to provide rapid and practical support to at-risk human rights defenders, including through a 24 hour emergency response phone line, and to promote the visibility and recognition of human rights defenders as a vulnerable group.
Zennström Philanthropies provides support to Front Line’s work in the European region.

Statewatch www.statewatch.org

Statewatch provides news, features and analyses in the fields of civil liberties and the state, justice and home affairs, accountability and openness in the EU, backed up by full-text documentation so that people can access primary sources for themselves and come to their own conclusions.
Zennström Philanthropies provides general operational support to Statewatch.

Tactical Technology Collective www.tacticaltech.org

Tactical Tech helps human rights advocates to use information, communications and digital technologies to maximise the impact of their advocacy work. They also train human rights defenders on issues of digital security.
Zennström Philanthropies provides support to Tactical Tech’s work with human rights advocates in Europe.

Latest news

Zennström Philanthropies sponsored the conference 'Andrei Sakharov's Ideas Today' in Moscow on 14-15 December 2009. More information >

Did you know...
Did you know?
Domestic violence against women and children can be in the form of physical, sexual, emotional, economical or psychological abuse.
Did you know...
Did you know?
The UK's Home Office estimates that 2 women are killed every week by a current or former partner.
 

Understand more about domestic violence by reading Home Office publications on the issue here.

 
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