Author Archive:
Sharan Srinivas
A call to support human rights defenders’ protection networks
On December 10th we commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, an occasion to reflect on the past and envision the future role of human rights in addressing the world’s profound …
Protection Networks: a lifeline for embattled human rights activists
On 23 October 2020, unidentified gunmen shot 65-year-old South African environmental and human rights activist Fikile Ntshangase dead at her home. Ntshangase had courageously led a grassroots campaign against the expansion of a coalmine that …