In 2015, Urgent Action Fund awarded a record 143 rapid response grants to protect & sustain women's and LGBTI rights activists in more than 40 countries worldwide. The activists we partner with are resilient, innovative leaders who are rising up to the challenges of our times. Our 2015 Annual Report shares their courageous stories.
Read MoreJune 24, 2017
At home in Maryland, with my sisters and Mom. The term “ally” wasn’t really used when I was young. I grew up in a time when being gay was not Read More
Read MoreMay 24, 2017
Press release originally published on Karaptan.org. Around 10pm on May 23, 2017, President Rodrigo Duterte placed the entire of Mindanao under Martial Law (ML) after a firefight reportedly ensued Read More
Read MoreMay 20, 2017
To support the activists and groups that we fund, donors must engage in honest conversations around our own burnout and ethics. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate by Meerim Ilyas Read More
Read MoreMay 9, 2017
Meerim Ilyas and Jennifer Radloff Taken at FPI workshop. Photocredit: genderIT.org At a recent gathering of women human rights defenders from countries with unprecedented levels of backlash against civil society Read More
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