LWBC - Lawyers Without Borders Canada

Purpose

This project aims to improve the protection and security of the most vulnerable human rights defenders (HRDs), especially women and Indigenous defenders, at-risk or currently under attack. Project activities include: (1) providing training to increase HRDs’ knowledge of risk and protection measures; (2) providing legal, psychological, physical and other protection services with differentiated approaches to women's human rights defenders; (3) providing training to state and civil society actors, and communication campaigns to increase their knowledge of the role and importance of HRDs, especially women and Indigenous defenders; and (4) supporting the creation and/or consolidation of protection mechanisms for HRDs, such as policies, protocols, dialogue and coordination spaces by state and civil society actors, including specific mechanisms for women.