ProtectDefenders.eu is the European Union Human Rights Defenders Mechanism, established to protect defenders at high risk and facing the most difficult situations worldwide.
ProtectDefenders.eu is implemented by a Consortium of twelve international organizations with a proven track record in the field of protection, campaigning and advocacy in favor of human rights defenders.
Urgent Action Fund is a member of the Consortium. The following release was issued yesterday at the first annual consortium meeting in Brussels.
