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Emergency Assistance Program (EAP)

What is covered?

  • Legal representation and trial monitoring;
  • Humanitarian assistance and dependent support;
  • Equipment replacement if confiscated or damaged;
  • Improving physical security of home or office;
  • Medical expenses, including psycho-social support;
  • Temporary relocation, including for dependents affected by the threat.

The support is provided by:

Ways to reach out:

More Information
Contact details and support information were last reviewed on July 1, 2024.

Important information about time and eligibility restrictions, as well as further requirements:

  • CSO/HRD has a track record of human rights work
  • Threat occurred within the last 3 months
  • Threat related to human rights work
  • CSO is completely non-violent
  • Means to independently verify details of the threat and the CSO’s human rights credentials (references) provided
  • If submitting on behalf of a CSO, they must confirm that they request assistance

The support offer is designed for:

About the fund:

Through Freedom House and Front Line Defenders, Lifeline provides small, short-term emergency grants to CSOs threatened because of their human rights work.
Lifeline grants can address security, medical expenses, legal representation, prison visits, trial monitoring, temporary relocation, equipment replacement, and other urgently needed expenses.

Applications are available in Arabic, English, Farsi, French, Russian, and Spanish.

The support offer is available in: