Human Rights Defender (HRD) Guidelines A DTP and Front Line Defenders Webinar Series – Webinar 1: What are HRD Guidelines? – Useful Links

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• The Diplomacy Training Program
  • https://dtp.org.au/
• Front Line Defenders
  • https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/
• Alvaro Gomez del Valle
  • https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/profile/alvaro-gomez-del-valle-acting-head-global-advocacy
• Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders
  • https://www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/sr-human-rights-defenders
• UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders
  • https://www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/sr-human-rights-defenders/declaration-human-rights-defenders-different-languages
• The European External Action Service
  • https://www.eeas.europa.eu/_en
• EU guidelines on human rights defenders
  • https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/eu-guidelines-human-rights-defenders_en
• Protect Defenders EU
  • https://protectdefenders.eu/
• Protect Defenders EU – Protecting Defenders Resources
  • https://protectdefenders.eu/protecting-defenders/
• Sayeed Ahmad
  • https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/profile/sayeed-ahmad
• EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2027
  • https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/eu-extends-its-action-plan-human-rights-and-democracy-until-2027_en
• EU Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World – 2024
  • https://www.eeas.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/2025/Annual%20Report%20on%20Human%20Rights%20and%20Democracy%202024.pdf
• Council Conclusions on EU Priorities in UN Human Rights Fora
  • https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-5638-2025-INIT/en/pdf
• List of EU Delegations around the world
  • https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/eu-world-0_en
• EU website on Human Rights and Democracy including resources
  • https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/human-rights-democracy_en

General Resources

• Related Papers: ‘A Protection Mechanism for Human Rights Defenders and Civil Society Organisations in Europe’ which map the existing protection landscape and, based on the gaps and challenges, propose ways to build a stronger ecosystem for the protection of human rights defenders (HRDs) and civil society organisations (CSOs).
  • https://www.amnesty.eu/news/a-protection-mechanism-for-human-rights-defenders-and-civil-society-organisations-in-europe/
• Important resources for EU HRD
  • https://sareurope.eu/sar-resources/resources-for-human-rights-defenders/