Since Russia invaded Ukraine on 24th February, we have been in constant contact with our grantees in the country and others directly affected. Our Chair…
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On 23rd of March 2022, the UN women’s rights committee decided that the criminalisation of consensual, same-sex intimacy…
In late February 2022, hundreds of activists from Latin America’s “Marea Verde” or “Green Wave” movement donned green neck scarves and signs to…
In November 2021, the EU Court of Justice (CJEU) confirmed that Hungary’s 2018 “Stop Soros” Act that foresees potential criminal sanctions for those providing assistance…
Founded in 2004, Fundația ADEPT (Agricultural Development and Environmental Protection in Transylvania) is a biodiversity conservation and rural development organisation based in Saschiz,…
As the world grapples with major challenges, from safeguarding public health to coping with the effects of climate change, the Royal College of…
The boda boda is the most common form of transportation in most of East Africa. These bicycle and motorcycle taxis criss-cross the cities…
On 21 July 2021, Rio Tinto, an Anglo-Australian mining giant, committed to funding an independent assessment of ongoing environmental damage caused by one of their…
As a result of efforts by legal advocacy group and SRT grantee Reprieve, Abdul Latif Nasser was transferred from the Guantánamo Bay facility on July…
In March 2020, the Hungarian parliament passed a law allowing the country’s prime minister, Viktor Orban, to rule by decree, explained as a…
The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) works to secure human rights-centred governance at all levels in the country. Since 2019 it has worked…
During Lebanon’s civil war, which lasted from 1975 to 1990, over 100,000 people were killed and thousands disappeared. In the years following the…
TRIAL International works to combat impunity for international crimes, including war crimes and crimes against humanity. Since its creation in 2002,…
The Center for Civil and Human Rights, known as Poradňa, addresses gender and racial discrimination and reproductive rights violations…