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Protection Grants

What is covered?

Protection Grants can pay for provisions to improve the security and protection of human rights defenders and their organisations including, but not limited to:
  • improving physical security of an organisation or individual, digital security and communication security;
  • supporting legal fees for HRDs who are being judicially harassed;
  • paying for medical fees for HRDs who have been attacked or who have suffered a medical condition as a result of their peaceful human rights activities;
  • providing family assistance for imprisoned HRDs or family members who are at risk because of a HRD’s activities.

The support is provided by:

Ways to reach out:

Application/Contact form
More Information
Contact details and support information were last reviewed on January 4, 2025.

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

Grants are for amounts up to a maximum of €7,500.

No funding for:

  • Retrospective funding;
  • International organisations;
  • Organisations that have applied or are already receiving funding for the same purpose elsewhere;
  • Projects which focus on broader human rights issues rather than the specific situation of human rights defenders;
  • Costs for human rights defenders who are already in exile;
  • Ongoing office running costs such as salaries and rent;
  • Armed security guards;
  • Purchase of vehicles;
  • General living costs.

The support offer is designed for:

About the fund:

Applications may be made in Arabic, Russian, English, French, Spanish, Farsi, Portuguese, Chinese and Turkish.

The support offer is available in: