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Dublin: Front Line launches new edition of its annual review - Dispatches

Posted on 2010/03/02

Front Line has just launched the 2010 edition of Dispatches which is the annual review of its work in the period January December 2009. Read More

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Dublin: DEFENDING HOPE IN GAZA – an exhibition of disturbingly beautiful images documenting the impact of Israeli “Operation Cast Lead”

Posted on 2010/01/06

Defending Hope in Gaza is an exhibition of beautiful yet disturbing images documenting the impact of Operation Cast Lead on the people of Gaza. The exhibition shows how the people of Gaza are bravely struggling to survive, while the work of human rights defenders is severely restricted by limitations on freedom of movement.The Exhibition opens on Monday 11 January and will run until 22 January. Read More

Australia: Front Line launches Defending Life With Life campaign for Australian Guidelines on the Protection of Human Rights Defenders

Posted on 2009/11/09

In tandem with Front Line's photographic exhibition, Defending Life With Life, visiting Australia, Front Line has launched a new campaign calling on the Australian Government to show its commitment to human rights by introducing Australian Guidelines for the protection of human rights defenders at risk. Read More

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GENEVA/ BANJUL: United Nations Special Rapporteurs concerned for the security of human rights defenders in The Gambia

Posted on 2009/10/19

In a statement issued in Geneva and Banjul, three Special Rapporteurs from the United Nations and the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights expressed their deep concern for the security of human rights defenders in the Gambia and hundreds of those who will attend the forthcoming session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, from 11 to 25 November 2009, in the Gambian capital, Banjul, headquarters of the Commission. Read More

Brussels: Launch of “Insiste Persiste Resiste Existe", a report on women human rights defenders' security strategies

Posted on 2009/06/26

On 24 June, in the EU Office of Front Line, Front Line and Kvinna till Kvinna (KtK) presented “Insiste Persiste Resiste Existe”, a compilation of security strategies addressing the specific needs of women human rights defenders (WHRDs), to 20 representatives of EU Institutions and Member States, and Brussels-based NGOs. The report is a joint project between Front Line, KtK (Sweden) and the Urgent Action Fund (USA). Read More

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