On 27 September 2009, human rights defender Adolfo Ich Chamán was brutally killed. Seven years later, his wife Angélica Choc is still struggling for justice.

In light of unprecedented attacks on human rights defenders, Andrew Anderson of Front Line Defenders argues for increased direct support to human rights defenders working at the local and national levels, flexibility in funding, and a greater focus on core, multi-year support.

Originally posted in the International Human Rights Funders Group (IHRFG) Blog

Sebastiana has a sad look on her eyes.

For more than five months, she has been demanding the Mexican authorities find her husband Fidencio Gómez Sántiz. She wants him back, and alive. So far, her demands have been met with silence.

Sebastiana Pérez Hernández is a 45-year-old woman and is the mother of two children. She speaks the indigenous language tzeltal and lives in the village of Las Perlas, in the municipality of Ocosingo, Chiapas. She is a member of the grassroots organisation Frente Nacional de Lucha por el Socialismo (FNLS).

英国在欧盟中曾经是中国最大的辩护者，因为英国推动所谓的“黄金时代”的友谊。没有英国，欧盟可以更加坚守原则，并且通过这次峰会发出明确的信息，那就是虽然欧盟向中国开放更多的贸易，欧洲在支持中国人权方面不会妥协。具体而言，欧盟领导人必须强烈声明继续支持中国人权捍卫者，尽管中国政府企图让这些人权捍卫者噤声。