Protecting Defenders

    Supporting human rights defenders (HRDs) around the world who face retaliation for their work, and monitoring trials of HRDs to ensure compliance with international fair trial standards.

    COVID-19 Pandemic

    Call for Release of Arbitrarily Detained Human Rights Defenders Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

    The Justice Defenders Program calls on nations around the world to decongest their prisons by securing the immediate release of all arbitrarily detained human rights defenders. (Pictured: Samar Badawi, Saudi women's rights activist)

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