Jasmin Lorch, Senior Researcher at the German Institute of Development and Sustainability, argues for more support to human rights defenders

Jasmin Lorch, Senior Researcher at the German Institute of Development and Sustainability, argues for more support to human rights defenders

Jasmin Lorch in an article of 25 June 2025 argues that European support to human rights NGOs, critical civil society and free media is not merely a “nice-to-have“. Instead, it directly serves European interests due to the important information function that these civil society actors perform.  USAID funding cuts have dealt a heavy blow to human rights defenders, critical Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and independent media outlets around …