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Boris Nemtsov Fellowship program
Boris Nemtsov Foundation for Freedom
The maximum duration of a fellowship is 6 months. The number of awarded fellowships depends on the available funds.
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Digital Security Helpline
Access Now
24/7 rapid-response emergency assistance for people under digital attack
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Elisabeth-Selbert-Initiative
Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa)
A safe place to recuperate, cope with trauma, and when possible, to network and further develop their professional skills
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Fund
Equipment
Legal Support
Living Expenses
Physical Safety
Psychosocial Support and Medical Aid
Relocation
Emergency Assistance Program (EAP)
Freedom House
Frontline Defenders (FLD)
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.
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Emergency Fund
Civil Rights Defenders
Emergency fund for temporary relocation
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Fund
Psychosocial Support and Medical Aid
Emergency Fund
Civil Rights Defenders
Psychosocial support
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Emergency Fund
Civil Rights Defenders
Funds for security improvement (for example digital security software)
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Emergency Fund
Civil Rights Defenders
Funds for security improvement (for example specific security improvements like steel doors or security cameras)
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Emergency Fund
Civil Rights Defenders
Legal Aid
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Emergency Fund
Civil Rights Defenders
Humanitarian support
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Fund
Digital Safety
Legal Support
Living Expenses
Physical Safety
Psychosocial Support and Medical Aid
Relocation
Emergency grant for human rights defenders at risk
ProtectDefenders.eu
Emergency financial and material support for digital security; Emergency financial support for legal fees; Emergency financial support for humanitarian assistance (including family support); Emergency financial and material support for physical security; Emergency financial support for medical support (including psychosocial support and rehabilitation); Emergency financial support for relocation
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Fund
Digital Safety
Equipment
Legal Support
Living Expenses
Physical Safety
Psychosocial Support and Medical Aid
Relocation
Emergency material support to human rights defenders at risk
OMCT World Organisation Against Torture
Funds for digital security; Material support; Legal support for human rights defenders who are being judicially harassed; Humanitarian assistance (including family support); Funds for physical security; Medical support (including psycho-social support and rehabilitation) to defenders who have suffered a medical condition as a result of their peaceful human rights activities; Support for temporary relocation where necessary
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Free legal help
Advocate
Free legal support if you are based in England or Wales Barristers can: Represent you in any court/tribunal Give legal advice in a meeting or over the phone Give legal advice in writing Draft documents such as skeleton arguments
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Incident Emergency Funding
Digital Defenders Partnership (DDP)
Replacement of professional equipment and journalistic material (hardware or software) which has been taken, lost or stolen as a consequence of the type of work
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Incident Emergency Funding
Digital Defenders Partnership (DDP)
purchase of more secure hard- or software and costs related to implementation of the new systems; technical or non-technical activities to respond to urgent issues such as internet blockages; training or accompaniment on digital or other security issues; measures to improve physical security (which relate to information management and digital security);
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Fund
Psychosocial Support and Medical Aid
Incident Emergency Funding
Digital Defenders Partnership (DDP)
Measures to address the psychological and psychosocial impacts of digital threats
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Le Fonds d’Urgence
Agir ensemble pour les droits humains (AEDH)
Financial support for temporary national or local relocation
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Le Fonds d’Urgence
Agir ensemble pour les droits humains (AEDH)
Subsistence costs to meet most basic needs for you and/or your family in exceptional situations
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Fund
Psychosocial Support and Medical Aid
Le Fonds d’Urgence
Agir ensemble pour les droits humains (AEDH)
Subsistance costs to cover medical needs after an assault
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Le Fonds d’Urgence
Agir ensemble pour les droits humains (AEDH)
Subsistence costs to cover a legal or judicial assistance, covering legal costs when you are sued or filed a lawsuit
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Legal intervention
Article 19
Legal interventions, amicus briefs
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Legal Support
Centre de la Protection Internationale
Consultations, strategic advice and representation in domestic courts and/or international human rights institutions
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Litigation Track Support
Digital Freedom Fund (DFF)
Support for litigation of a case through multiple instances, from first instance through to the final appeal. Example: a challenge before the European Court of Human Rights against police use of facial recognition technology.
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Pre-litigation research support
Digital Freedom Fund (DFF)
Support for activities to prepare for planned litigation. This could include legal research, evidence gathering, forum selection or identifying claimants and project partners.
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Fund
Digital Safety
Legal Support
Living Expenses
Physical Safety
Psychosocial Support and Medical Aid
Protection Grants
Frontline Defenders (FLD)
Grants to improve physical security, digital security and communication security (including office security and individual security); Legal fees if you are being judicially harassed; Family assistance for imprisoned HRDs or family members who are at risk because of a HRD’s activities; Medical fees for HRDs if you have been attacked or have suffered a medical condition as a result of your peaceful human rights activities
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Request for assistance
Pro Bono Italia
legal assistance, rendered voluntarily and free of charge
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Rest & Respite
Frontline Defenders (FLD)
Providing some time out in a safe environment (in Ireland or elsewhere) while enhancing your skills so that you can work more effectively when you return home.
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Rest, reflection & recharging
Defenders in Dordrecht
Short stay in Dordrecht, Netherlands for reflection & recharging if under pressure Including: shelter modest contribution to livelihood care as needed social network opportunity to acquire certain expertise or skills (e.g. self-care, safety, stress management), depending on the individual preferences depending on the guest, we organize exhibitions, film screenings or discussion evenings for Dordt’s public.
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Fund
Legal Support
Physical Safety
Psychosocial Support and Medical Aid
Relocation
Support in Exile
Security Rapid Response Grant
Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Rights (UAF)
Quick, flexible funding for legal support; Quick, flexible funding for psychosocial support; Quick, flexible funding to respond to security threats; Quick, flexible funding to respond to security threats or unexpected advocacy opportunities
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Shelter Cities
Justice and Peace Netherlands
Temporary refuge in one of the Shelter Cities in the Netherlands (max. three months)
