Type of content: Foreign Policy Guidelines

Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
2019
In 2019, the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs developed Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders. The document contains “specific courses...
Government of the United Kingdom
2019
In 2019, the British Department of Foreign Affairs developed a report on UK support for human rights defenders. The document...
Humanrights.ch
2010
In 2010, the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs developed Guidelines for Irish Embassies and Missions on Human Rights Defenders. The...
Global Affairs Canada
2019
In 2019, the Government of Canada developed Guidelines on Supporting Human Rights Defenders. The document contains guidelines that “offer practical...
Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2014
In 2010, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland developed public guidelines on the implementation of the EU Guidelines on...
Norwegian government
2010
In 2010, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs developed a guide on the protection of human rights defenders in US...
US Foreign Relations Committee
2023
In March 2023, Senator Robert Menendez, who is chair of the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee proposed  a bill...
The European External Action Service (EEAS)
2008
The EU Guidelines (2008) are a tool for missions of EU Member States and contain recommendations on supporting human rights...
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
2014
On the 10th of June 2014, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) introduced the Guidelines on the...