Fearless in the defence of rights: Episode 3

In Episode 3, I talk to Andrew Anderson, Director of Frontline Defenders an international human rights organisation, with the specific aim of protecting human rights defenders at risk. I’ll be exploring where best practice can be seen globally and locally, and how to support human rights defenders in practical ways.

The fearless podcast series is exploring what life is like for human rights defenders in Scotland: who they are, the challenges they face, and what we need in order to protect them and allow human rights defenders to flourish.

Over the past few months, I’ve been on a journey. I’ve been speaking to people across Scotland, from different sectors, different walks of life, people who I would describe as grassroots Human Rights Defenders but as I’ve experienced, they might not always refer to themselves as that. I’ve been doing this as part of the Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity programme - I’ve been carrying out research into what Human Rights Defenders need to flourish in Scotland.

And I want to explore and share some of the themes that have come up again and again in those discussions.