2014 has been an incredible year for the International Service for Human Rights and with your commitment to join ISHR's growing team of supporters, we plan to make 2015 a breakthrough year for those who risk their lives to defend human rights, expose violations, and pursue justice.

This is your invitation to join the ISHR team!

2014 has been an incredible year for the International Service for Human Rights and with your commitment to join ISHR's growing team of supporters, we plan to make 2015 a breakthrough year for those who risk their lives to defend human rights, expose violations, and pursue justice.

We're immensely proud of what we've achieved, with your help, over the past year. To name but a few accomplishments, we’ve:

• Advocated successfully for the adoption of a law on the protection of human rights in Côte d’Ivoire, the first such law in Africa
• Provided intensive training and international advocacy support to women human rights defenders from States including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan and Sudan
• Lobbied successfully for the first ever resolution on the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons at the African Commission and only the second such resolution at the UN
• Provided strategic advocacy support and advice to Chinese human rights defenders to exercise their right to freedom of expression on the international stage and expose and seek accountability for violations and restrictions at home
• Secured the appointment of a special rapporteur to end intimidation and reprisals against human rights defenders in Africa accountability for violations and restrictions at home
• Assisted to secure UN accreditation for a wide range of human rights defenders and NGOs, enabling them to have their voices heard on the international stage
• Put the role, situation and protection of human rights defenders at the heart of the international business and human rights agenda

With your help, 2015 can be another breakthrough year backing the brave women and men on the front lines of the human rights struggle.

You can read more about how your generous donation will provide vital training and support for human rights defenders, strengthen laws and policies afor their protection, and drive critical human rights change here.

Please join the ISHR team by making an end-of-year tax-deductible gift to support human rights defenders and achieve human rights change.

On behalf of myself, ISHR and the many human rights activists with whom we work, thank you for your support in 2014. We look forward to standing together in the year ahead.
 
Phil Lynch
Director
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