Human Rights Defenders & Closing Civic Space

Protecting Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) and defending against threats to civic space are fundamental to advancing human rights. We will continue both of these efforts by bringing together a future-looking approach, an analysis of closing civic space, and HRDs in ways that enable funders to engage with each other. This approach will challenge us to see the intersections between HRDs and civic space, as well as other interlinked issues. We are also designing learning journeys to collectively build a more resilient approach to funding in -- and before -- human rights crises.