Human Rights Defenders Pay a High Price for Change. Here’s How You Can Help

Human Rights Defenders Pay a High Price for Change. Here’s How You Can Help

Across the globe people are standing up for justice, dignity, and basic rights. But far too often, they are paying for these basic necessities with their freedom, their safety, even their lives. Why, in 2025, does speaking out for justice still cost an arm and a leg? As human rights defenders ourselves, we ask this not as a rhetorical flourish, but from the depths of personal experience. The world is witnessing a sharp rise in protest repression…