On 7 December 2013, Satur C. Ocampo wrote in the Philippine Star a remarkable tribute to a Swiss woman, Alba Viotto, who died recently. After a short context of the human rights scene in his country, he then describes the work of a Swiss human rights defender that most of us will never have heard of. Read the rest of this entry »
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Alba Viotto – a lifelong human rights defender from Switzerland
December 6, 2013Ukrainian Human Rights Defender Dmytro Groisman dies
August 7, 2013This blog tends to mention HRDs who have died mostly in the context of an attack on them. But sometimes it is important to remember also those who passed away from natural causes and honor their legacy. Dmytro Groisman, Read the rest of this entry »
Hans Thoolen on Human Rights Defenders and their awards 