Civil Rights Defenders

Founded in 1982, Civil Rights Defenders is a non-governmental organisation based in Stockholm, Sweden working on human rights, democracy & civil society, justice & legal aid +2 more.

Civil Rights Defenders is an international human rights organisation headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with regional branch offices across four continents. It was founded in 1982 as the Swedish Helsinki Committee for Human Rights and renamed in 2009. The organisation works with and supports human rights defenders and civil society groups in repressive regions, providing training in digital, physical and psychosocial security, emergency assistance, and long-term financial and capacity support. It uses advocacy, litigation and public campaigns to defend civil and political rights, pursue accountability for core international crimes, and evaluate laws and their implementation. It also works on LGBTI rights, minority discrimination, children's rights in Sweden, and the rights of the Sami people. It is politically and religiously independent, and it awards the annual Civil Rights Defender of the Year Award.