In February 2025, SRT grantee partner Direkt36, a Hungarian investigative journalism organisation, released “The Dynasty” (“A dinasztia”), a documentary scrutinising the business dealings…
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David Tišer, founder of SRT partner ARA ART, was awarded an Ashoka Fellowship in 2023 for his work combating discrimination against Roma people, particularly…
In a significant legal action, twenty-five families and survivors of apartheid-era political crimes have filed a lawsuit against the South African government seeking constitutional damages…
Over the past decade, SRT grantee partner the End FGM European Network (End FGM EU), has emerged as a pivotal force in combating female…
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…
On 23rd of March 2022, the UN women’s rights committee decided that the criminalisation of consensual, same-sex intimacy…
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…
Dear friends, The invasion of Ukraine is an attack on the human rights and fundamental freedoms that SRT was established to uphold. I have written…
In late February 2022, hundreds of activists from Latin America’s “Marea Verde” or “Green Wave” movement donned green neck scarves and signs to…
Most Mira (Bridge of Peace), an SRT grantee, in partnership with Project V Architecture, won the International LafargeHolcim Silver Award for Sustainable Construction…
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…
On October 28 2021, Geoff Budlender, a South African anti-apartheid lawyer and current Sigrid Rausing Trustee, was awarded the 2021 International Bar Association Pro Bono…
On July 23 2021, Sierra Leone’s Parliament unanimously voted in favor of a bill to abolish the death penalty. The Death Penalty Project, a London-based…
When the COVID-19 pandemic began last year, victims of torture were especially hard hit by the devastating economic, health and social effects. Lost…