Human rights defenders

Shadows of people demonstrating

Photo: Joe Piette

The Marrakesh Declaration shows the important role that national human rights institutions (NHRIs) play in protecting human rights defenders. In the material below, you can learn more about human rights defenders and what NHRIs can do to protect them.
Protesters in a demonstration
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Improving NHRI's capacity in relation to human rights defenders

The Network of African National Human Rights Institutions (NANHRI) has developed several tools to help NHRIs improve their work with human rights defenders.
A woman, a girl and policemen in a demonstration
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Women human rights defenders

Women human rights defenders are not just persecuted for what they do, but also for who they are. How can we protect them?