Events
Bursary Awards Webinar
Prisoners of Conscience has celebrated the latest round of bursary recipients at a special webinar on Tuesday 17 November. You can listen to the full webinar here.
Bursaries
“I refused to become a slave of the evil treatment of the government in Eritrea. My rejection has become a crime.”
Hyab’s problems with the regime started when he began working in the Ministry of Education, where he was forced to engage in the government’s illusive political propaganda against his will. Hyab wasn’t willing to compromise and suppress his beliefs and for that he was punished.
Events
EVENT: Special webinar to celebrate the bravery and determination of prisoners of conscience
On Tuesday the 17th of November we will be celebrating the latest round of our bursary beneficiaries at a special webinar.
Events
Upcoming Events
PoC is excited to announce two upcoming events: The annual re-qualification bursary awards event and the Christmas Big Give.
Announcements
The Covid-19 crisis is also a human rights crisis, says panel of experts
The Covid-19 crisis is also a human rights crisis, with most
of our rights under threat in some way or another – and we all have a role to play in protecting them.
This was the message to come out of a recent online panel discussion featuring speakers from Prisoners of Conscience, Amnesty International UK, Front Line Defenders and Human Rights Watch.
Events
Event: Human rights under lockdown – how to protect our rights during the Coronavirus pandemic
Join Prisoners of Conscience, Human Rights Watch, Front Line Defenders and Amnesty International UK for this webinar on how to protect human rights during the Covid pandemic.
Events
Human rights under lockdown: our event speakers
We have a fantastic line-up of speakers for our panel discussion on “human rights under lockdown” on Thursday 11 June.
Events
International Women’s Day: Prisoners of Conscience urges the corporate sector to do more to protect female human rights defenders
The corporate sector can and should do more to support female human rights defenders, including by fostering new and different relationships with civil society organisations and individuals themselves.
Announcements
EVENT: How to survive and thrive as a prisoner of conscience
Hear the story of Baran, a persecuted human rights lawyer, in this interview with Victoria Brittain, former associate foreign editor of the Guardian