What do human rights defenders do?
What do human rights defenders do? To be a human rights defender, a person can act to address any human right (or rights) on behalf of individuals or groups. Human rights defenders seek the promotion and protection of civil and political rights as well as the promotion, protection and realization of economic, social and cultural rights. What is the role of human rights activists? Human Rights Defenders or human rights activists are people who, individually or with others, act to promote or protect human rights. They can defend rights as part of their jobs (e.g. NHRC) or in a voluntary...