2023 Human Rights Defender Advocacy Programme participants and ISHR staff in front of the UN building in Geneva ©Ben Buckland
Here at ISHR we are constantly being inspired by the brave people taking action to defend human rights and want to share some of their stories with you.
Patricia Schulz is a Swiss lawyer specialised in international human rights law and gender equality. She is a Senior research associate at UNRISD, the United Nations Research Institute on Social Development, and a former member of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
ISHR was honoured to interview Olga Karach, Chief of International Centre for Civil Initiatives "OUR HOUSE" from Belarus.
ISHR was honoured to interview Marisa Hutchinson, Board member of the Association EQUALS in Barbados.
“We carry out the universal responsibility to insure that all people are protected” affirms Linda RM Baumann in her interview with ISHR. Linda is a strategic coordinator for Namibia’s Diverse Women Association (NDWA) and she advocates for LBT’s women rights.
ISHR was honoured to meet and interview Rizal Rozhan, Advocacy and Capacity-Builder Officer of EMPOWER.
ISHR was honoured to interview Maiga Djingarey, coordinator of the NGO Femmes et Droits Humains who aims at empowering women and girls by educating them about their human rights in various domains.
ISHR had the unique opportunity to interview Sonia Acabal from Guatemala about the situation in her country, the women's network Rednovi and what it means to be a women's rights defender.
Adaobi Egboka works at the Legal Defence and Assistance Project in Nigeria, focusing on access to justice, good governance, and human rights protection, particularly through legal reforms and support for marginalised individuals.
Betty Barkha, an advisor for the FRIDA Young Feminist Fund in Fiji, supports grassroots organisations through innovative grant-making models and advocates for stronger human rights protections and accountability.
Camara Salimata SY is the vice-president of Association des Femmes Chefs de Famille (AFCF - Association of female family heads) in Mauritania. She champions women's rights through advocacy, education, and legal reforms, focusing on national and international frameworks like CEDAW.
Natasha Latif is a human rights lawyer from Singapore, advocating for women's rights in Afghanistan through her organisation, SAHR.
Bose Agbonmerele Iro-Nsi, a dedicated women's rights advocate in Nigeria, fights against domestic violence and harmful cultural practices through education and legal awareness, facing cultural resistance and threats in her mission.
