At COP do Povo – The People’s COP – in Belém, our team worked on the ground alongside activists, Indigenous leaders, and grassroots partners to strengthen collective protection and provide holistic security and safeguarding support. This reflection, co-authored by Renata Oliveira and Carla Vitória Barbosa, shares what we witnessed and why people-led spaces matter for climate justice.
Tag: Latin America
New funded wellbeing support for women human rights defenders
Women human rights defenders face gendered and sexualised attacks in addition to the threats experienced by their male colleagues. Trauma, chronic stress and burnout are very real risks in such circumstances. In response, Open Briefing is launching a new initiative to provide wellbeing support packages to at-risk WHRDs from Latin America.