'I am not safe in Uganda, I am not safe in Kenya. My life and that of my children is in danger'
- Hamidah, activist in the Ugandan women's movement
'It was a difficult, dark day to be held captive by the Taliban...but we do not back down. As long as we are alive, we will continue'
-Lina, lawyer and human rights defender from Afghanistan
'I was dragged to prison...I can't describe what happened as it makes me emotional. It was very scary.'
- Pam, a pro-democracy activist from Thailand.
'On September 8th I was imprisoned and detained by the Taliban for more than half a day and tortured'
-Sultan, a journalist from Afghanistan
To mark our anniversary we have created a short video demonstrating the impact we achieve with the support of our donors and partner organisations
Human rights defenders are being persecuted and silenced. With your help, we’re bringing them hope and support at their time of greatest need.
We provide financial and practical support to help people who dare to speak up against human rights abuses rebuild their lives in dignity and continue standing up for what they believe in.
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Our BBC Radio 4 Appeal
We are delighted to announce that PoC has been chosen for a BBC Radio 4 Appeal, presented by the wonderful Mandira Sharma, a human rights lawyer from Nepal whose life was transformed by a grant from PoC.
Thursday 7th September at 3.27pm
Firstly, thank you to all our long-standing and new supporters for helping us raise over £40,000 during our Summer Big Give campaign. These precious funds will help to support human rights defenders from around the Read more…
Aden* and his family lost all their documentation when they fled Somalia. Without DNA proof confirming their relationship, Aden would be separated from them indefinitely. He contacted PoC for help.
This International Migrants Day, let's come together to share and learn from the experiences of migrants in our community. We share a story from one of our PoC's, Ela*, who fled Turkey in search of a better life in the UK.
Thanks to our generous supporters, we were able to raise over £47,900 in our Christmas Big Give campaign. This money will help so many beneficiaries who are struggling to survive in the global cost-of-living crisis.
Thanks to 6 big-hearted donors who have stood up alongside you and generously offered £30,000 of matched funding, every online gift you make through the Christmas Big Give will help twice as many people.
As we mark our 60th anniversary as a human rights and relief from poverty charity, we report on the state of human rights in those countries in which we are currently particularly active
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