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Advancing Human Rights Research

Since 2010, HRFN’s annual Advancing Human Rights research has systematically mapped the landscape of global funding for human rights. Conducted in partnership with Candid, Ariadne, and Prospera, this research provides the most comprehensive analysis of philanthropic and government funding to support human rights worldwide.

Our analyses address critical questions about the funding landscape: which issues, populations, and regions receive support and which are overlooked? Where do human rights issues overlap and intersect? Who is entrusted to lead change in their own contexts? We examine both a wide range of human rights issues—from ensuring freedom from violence to demanding equitable treatment for those most at risk of discrimination—and how funding moves. We create tools to get the findings into the hands of those who can best use them to improve grantmaking practices and drive more and better grant dollars directly to human rights actors and movements leading change around the world.

Issues

To understand the breadth of human rights funding, we categorize grants into 27 specific issues, which are further organized into 13 broader categories.

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Populations

To understand who benefits from human rights funding and identify gaps, we categorize grants by 9 populations with unique challenges.

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Strategies

To understand the methods funders use to advance human rights, we categorize grants into 10 specific strategies.

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Explore our findings

Advancing Human Rights provides a suite of tools designed to help funders and advocates understand grantmaking trends and practices. By equipping the field with this knowledge, we aim to increase resources, improve coordination, refine grantmaking practices, and measure progress.

Research Hub

Visit our research hub to explore funding over time by regions, issues, populations, and strategies.

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Reports

Dig into our annual reports and deep dive analyses for in-depth insights into the global human rights funding landscape.

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Grants Database

Dive into our grants database and mapping platform, administered by Candid, to see grant-level data and find partners and peers.

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Your Grants Data

By sharing your grants data, you can join a powerful movement to illuminate the field, enable data-driven decisions, and shape the future of human rights philanthropy.

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Frequently
Asked Questions

Curious to learn more about Advancing Human Rights, our methodologies, or how to maximize our resources? Check out our comprehensive FAQs for quick answers, or contact us directly at AHR@hrfn.org.

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Discover events and resources stemming from our Advancing Human Rights research, including annual reports, focused studies, and insightful blogs.

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Publications, Blogs & More

Read resources related to crisis, human rights defenders, and funding civil society under threat.

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