Resources on Protection of HRDs

Current situation

Botswana
Burundi (reported reprisals cases)
Burkina Faso (2nd country in region to pass a law on protection of defenders)
Cameroon (reported reprisals cases)
Chad
Côte d’Ivoire (1st country in the region to pass a protection law and launch the
establishment of a protection mechanism for defenders, 2014)
Ethiopia (reported reprisals cases)
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinée (last country in region to draft law on protection of defenders (2018),
including specific references to defenders with disabilities)
Kenya
Lesotho
Madagascar
Mali (3rd country in region to pass law on protection of defenders)
Namibia
Nigeria
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Sudan (reported reprisals cases)
Swaziland
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda

Women Human Rights Defenders

Women human right defenders international collation (WHRDC)- This movement

enables women human rights defenders around the world to discuss tactics and
successes, as well as share resources.
http://www.defendingwomen-defendingrights.org/

WHRDC Urgent action Fund - It offers emergency funding to respond immediately to

the needs of women defenders at risk. (Urgent Action Fund in Africa, see link below)
https://urgentactionfund.org/what-we-do/rapid-response-grantmaking/

DefendHER – Established by Global Fund for Women, Just Associates (JASS) and
MADRE. Initiative to give visibility to and learn about women human rights
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defenders, including inspiring stories, resources, and networks that support women
defenders.
https://www.globalfundforwomen.org/defendher#.W8BCMeRlLcs

Just Associates (JASS) – network of women defenders, including resources for

women defending rights in hostile context. (JASS-Southern African network, see link
below)
https://justassociates.org/en/defending-rights-hostile-contexts

General list of resources on protection of HRDs

Protection frameworks (laws, policies and guidelines)

2017 report of the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders, Michel Forst,
on good practices in protection of defenders (A/HRC/31/55)
https://www.ohchr.org/en/hrbodies/hrc/regularsessions/session31/pages/listreport
s.aspx

2010 report of the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders, Margaret

Sekaggya, on security and protection of defenders (A/HRC/13/22)
English: http://undocs.org/A/HRC/13/22
French: http://undocs.org/fr/A/HRC/13/22
Arabic: http://undocs.org/ar/A/HRC/13/22

Human Rights Council Resolution on protecting human rights defenders (2013)

https://documents-dds-
ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G13/148/13/pdf/G1314813.pdf?OpenElement

2017 Cotonou Declaration on strengthening and expanding the protection of

defenders – it draws attention to the challenges faced by defenders and the trends
detrimental to their rights, including reprisals against those who cooperate with sub-
regional, regional or universal human rights mechanisms
http://www.achpr.org/news/2017/06/d293

EU Guidelines on protection of defenders (2008)

https://eeas.europa.eu/sites/eeas/files/eu_guidelines_hrd_en.pdf

Swiss Guidelines on protection of defenders

https://www.eda.admin.ch/dam/eda/en/documents/publications/Menschenrechteh
umanitaerePolitikundMigration/Leitlinien-zum-Schutz-von-HRD_en

International Service for Human Rights - Model law for recognition and protection
of defenders
https://www.ishr.ch/sites/default/files/documents/model_law_full_digital_updated
_15june2016.pdf
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Protection International – resources and manuals on legislation, policies, and

protection mechanisms
https://www.protectioninternational.org/en/#resources

Protection and security networks, including digital security

Defend defenders (Eastern Horn of Africa) – protection and security programmes,

national networks of defenders
https://www.defenddefenders.org/our-work/protection-and-security-management/

Protect defenders EU – EU defenders mechanisms implemented by civil

society. Provides emergency support, temporary relocation
https://www.protectdefenders.eu/en/index.html

FIDH/OMCT – through their Observatory for the Protection of Defenders (member

of Protect defenders EU), they provide material assistance and emergency support
to defenders at risk
http://www.omct.org/human-rights-defenders/links/2015/10/d23598/

Lifeline consortium – emergency response, advocacy grants, and resiliency grants

https://www.csolifeline.org/

FrontLine Defenders – protection grants

https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/programme/protection-grants

Peace Brigades International (PBI) - protective accompaniment to defenders whose

lives/ work are under threat (Africa: project in Kenya)
https://www.peacebrigades.org/en/about-pbi

Shelter city programme in the Netherlands, temporary relocation programme

managed by NGO Justice and Peace
https://sheltercity.nl/en/

Tactical Tech – digital security solutions focusing on the exercise of civil liberties
https://tacticaltech.org/