Women human rights defenders need to be protected

Today is the International day of women human rights defenders which is one of the events celebrated within 16-days of activism. History evidences that it has always been dangerous to be a woman human rights defender, especially when you try to oppose social norms publicly identifying violations of women’s’ rights. Very often women human rights defenders need protection even more as trying to defend the others they become victims of harassment, defamation, insults and threats.

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