Front Line: Annual Report 2011 “Human Rights Defenders in 2010”

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Front Line: Annual Report 2011 “Human Rights Defenders in 2010”

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Monday 18 April 2011 by Front Line

Human Rights Defenders in 2010

Over the course of 2010, Front Line issued 253 urgent appeals on 369 human rights defenders at risk in 65 countries; it provided 180 security grants and trained more than 500 human rights defenders. Overall, more than 1,100 hrds benefited from front line’s protection support in 2010.

This report highlights developments in the situation of human rights defenders in 2010. It does not aim to be comprehensive, but rather it illustrates some of the main trends and developments as emerged from front line’s work.