This Human Rights Day, Open Briefing is compelled to launch Rethinking International Relocation: A Strategy of Last Resort and Strengthening Support for Activists in Exile. This groundbreaking report calls for a fundamental shift in how we protect human rights defenders and other activists under serious threat, advocating for sustainable in-country solutions while emphasising the need for comprehensive support when relocation is the only option.
Tag: activists in exile
Healing invisible scars: Supporting the mental health of Myanmar’s exiled activists
Exile Hub and Open Briefing have launched a mentoring programme for counsellors and mental health professionals in Myanmar and Thailand. The programme responds to critical gaps in both the community-based mental health system available to activists in exile and their families, and in the training for psychologists and counsellors in both countries. Open Briefing and Exile Hub will also help establish new peer support networks for human rights defenders and journalists living in exile in Thailand.
Strengthening wellbeing support for Myanmar’s activists in exile
Open Briefing is delighted to feature this guest post from our partner the Exile Hub, a nonprofit established in the aftermath of the 2021 coup in Myanmar. Human rights defenders and journalists face numerous threats. Organisations like Open Briefing and the Exile Hub offer vital support and resources to those fighting for justice and freedom.