In this episode of Protect The World, I speak with Olive Moore – Interim Director at Front Line Defenders.

Front Line Defenders is a not-for-profit organisation that's focused on the protection of human rights defenders around the world. They have close to a thousand active cases, and are working tirelessly to support grassroots defenders of human rights who are facing persecution in every corner of the globe.

During this conversation, Olive and I discuss a range of Front Line Defenders' cases, including a remarkable good news story out of Iran, and an attempted trip to Bahrain that didn't quite go as planned. We also discuss the many challenging nuances involved in defending human rights, and some of the key values and principles that underpin this work.

Olive has spent decades working across every corner of the human rights sector, and has a phenomenal wealth of knowledge and experience that she shares throughout this episode. I really appreciated the opportunity to speak with someone so dedicated and passionate about human rights, and I hope you get as much out of the conversation as I did.

As always, half the money that came into the Patreon this month was donated directly to Front Line Defenders. This money will go towards supporting the organisation's grants program, which puts funding directly into the hands of human rights defenders around the world. 

You can donate to Front Line Defenders directly at frontlinedefenders.org/donate, and if you'd like to help me give more money to more amazing NGOs in future, please consider signing up to the Patreon for as little as $5 a month via the following link: patreon.com/brodiehopkinsmedia

You can also follow the rest of my work at @brodiehopkinsmedia on Instagram.

A huge thank you to everyone who supports this podcast, and to Olive Moore for joining me on this episode. If you enjoyed it, please be sure to leave a review and share it with your friends and family. Thanks for listening!

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A list of stuff mentioned in this episode: 

Front Line Defenders

Narges Mohammadi

Defenders of Human Rights Center Iran

Narges video for FLD

Abdulhadi al-Khawaja

Maryam al-Khawaja

Amnesty International

ActionAid

Trócaire

HRD Memorial

Cobalt Red

UDEFEGUA Guatemala

Somos Defensores Colombia

Rights on the Line Podcast

UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders

UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights