Financial Resources
Whether human rights defenders work for an organization or on their own, activities advocating and protecting human rights require funding. Various organizations offer emergency funds for HRDs in urgent situations or grants for human rights programs. With a large array of funding organizations and donors, human rights defenders should familiarize themselves with funders and how to write proposals.
| Funding Title | Organization | Languages | Link |
| Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders | Human Rights Watch | English | Webpage |
| Urgent Action Fund | Urgent Action Fund for Women's Human Rights | English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic | Webpage |
| Euro-Mediterranean Foundation of Support to Human Rights Defenders | Euro-Mediterranean Foundation of Support to Human Rights Defenders | English, French, Arabic | Webpage |
| For Grantees: Grant Application Information | The Fund for Global Human Rights | English, French, Spanish, Arabic | Webpage |
| European Commission on Democracy and Human Rights Small Grants | European Commission | English, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese | Webpage |
| Human Rights and International Justice Grant Guidelines | MacArthur Foundation | English | Webpage |
| Brazil Fund for Human Rights | International Human Rights Funders Group | English | Webpage |
| Journalist Assistance Application | Committee to Protect Journalists | English | Webpage |
| POC Grants | Prisoners of Conscience Appeal Fund | English | Webpage |
| Protection Fund for Defenders of Land Rights | International Land Coalition | English, Spanish, French | Webpage |
Lists organized by other organizations:
Directory of Emergency and Rapid Response Grants of the International Human Rights Funders Group, as well as their database
2011 Grants List of The Fund for Global Human Rights
Working Group(s):