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Edited by Felipe Gómez Isa, Professor of International Human Rights Law and Gorka Urrutia Asua, Senior Lecturer of Sociology and Director of the Pedro Arrupe Human Rights Institute, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain<i>‘This book highlights the global relevance of the 1998 UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders. Its chapters identify the multiple obstacles that these defenders face today including severe restrictions on civic spaces and threats to democracy, ultimately highlighting how these factors impede defenders’ contribution to the further development of human rights. It is an important tool not only for academics but for human rights defenders in the field.’</i>
- José Aylwin, President, Observatorio Ciudadano Foundation, Chile,
<i>‘The authors in this timely collection contribute nuanced analysis to key debates concerning the security and protection of human rights defenders at risk. Their rigorous discussion of issues such as the definition of human rights defenders, the dynamics of “shrinking” civic space, and the multifaceted modalities of resistance, demonstrates the critical role of academia in protecting the right to defend human rights.’</i>
- Alice M. Nah, Durham University, UK,
<i>‘This timely, broad-ranging, and important book offers critical insight into the urgent challenges facing human rights defenders--the immune system of global civil society. It offers fresh perspectives anchored in a rich consultation with hundreds of advocates, thoughtfully framed by leading law and human rights scholars. The issue focus on migration and the action program for academia advance a unique contribution.’</i>
- Alison Brysk, University of California Santa Barbara, USA,
Chapters provide an overview of HRDs, moving from an introduction to conceptual issues, to considering the shrinking space for civil society and the increasing obstacles to HRDs working to protect the rights of migrants in Europe. They also explore the unprecedented restrictions and attacks faced by HRDs implemented by State authorities and non-State actors, encompassing intimidation, arbitrary detention and criminalization.
Human Rights Defenders Under Siege is a crucial resource for scholars and students in human rights law, public international law, and politics and public policy. Policymakers and practitioners will also benefit from its valuable insights, due to the increase in programs and funding schemes for the protection of HRDs.