Human rights defender
FACULTY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
Unsw law; University of new south wales law; University of new south wales law faculty of law; Australian School of Taxation; Unsw law school; University of New South Wales Faculty of Law; UNSW School of Law; Andrew & Renata Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law; University of New South Wales Law Journal; Andrew Kaldor; Renata Kaldor; Kaldor Centre; UNSW Law Journal; Australian Journal of Human Rights; Australasian Journal of Natural Resources Law and Policy; Human Rights Defender; UNSW Law J.; UNSW Law J; Aust. J. Hum. Rights; Aust J Hum Rights; Australas. J. Nat. Resour. Law Policy; Australas J Nat Resour Law Policy; Hum. Rights Def.; Hum Rights Def; The University of New South Wales Law Journal; Australasian Journal of Natural Resources Law & Policy; 10.53637; UNSW Faculty of Law; Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law; Australian Human Rights Institute
A human rights defender or human rights activist is a person who, individually or with others, acts to promote or protect human rights. They can be journalists, environmentalists, whistleblowers, trade unionists, lawyers, teachers, housing campaigners, participants in direct action, or just individuals acting alone.