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Recommended Actions for Online Platforms to Improve Human Rights Defender Protection

Sets out best practices and actions online platforms can take to implement more robust support for Human Rights Defenders under threat

Active
Since 2024
Washington, DC

Recommended Actions for Online Platforms to Improve Human Rights Defenders (HRD) Protection Commit to an HRD Protection Policy Identify Risks to HRDs Exchange Information with HRDs, CSOs, and Industry Peers Create a Policy Implementation Plan to Mitigate Risk and Prevent Adverse Impacts with Monitoring Benchmarks to Measure Success Resource and Staff HRD Protection Efforts Build Capacity to Address Risks in Local Contexts Provide Safety Tools and Security Education to HRDs Create and Maintain Accessible Incident Reporting Channels for HRDs Contribute to and Provide Access to Remedy for HRDs Commit to Transparency, Public Reporting, and Continuous Improvement

Project type
Document
Founded
2024
Language(s)
English
Added
2024-04-07
Last modified
2026-07-12T16:44:49.000Z

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Formats
reports
Number of integrations
0
Issues addressed
human rights
Geographic focus
Global
Political unit
United States (federal government)

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