- IF YOU DEFEND HUMAN RIGHTS, SHARE YOUR STORY IN 3 SIMPLE STEPS.It's easy and only takes a few minutes:You can re-record as many times as you want
You can remain anonymous
We will not ask you to reveal sensitive information
You can (but don't have to) upload photographs of yourself or your workSTEP 1:
You will need a computer with a working mic (or headphones with a mic), and an internet connection.
STEP 2:
Reply to three short questions (only audio, text is optional. You can add photos, which make for more compelling stories).
STEP 3:
Review and submit!
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I Defend Rights: Share your experience
Human rights defenders are sharing their experiences working first-hand to defend the rights of others.
The project, entitled “I Defend Rights: Shifting the Narrative about Human Rights Defenders and Civil Society Globally,” is part of celebrations in 2018 around the 20th anniversary of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders. It aims to use a vast number of defenders’ testimonies to reach broader audiences and foster an understanding of human rights defenders as “agents of positive change.”
It is a project of the Norwegian Human Rights Fund and Memria.org, in collaboration with numerous partners around the world.
Human rights defenders can record their experiences at idefendrights.org, anonymously if they desire. The exercise requires participants to answer a few simple questions and can be completed in a few minutes.
Click here to read more.
Image above: Darren Walker from the Ford Foundation shared his story with I Defend Rights. Click here to learn more.
WHO IS A HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER?
If you defend human rights through peaceful means, YOU ARE.
The United Nations, says: "There is no strict definition of human rights defenders because they can be anyone who acts at any moment for any human rights."
A human rights defender can be a man, woman, lawyer, student, an NGO’s employee, a doctor or any person from any profession, of all ages, nationalities, religions, etc.
