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
Announcements
2019: a year of listening, reflection and change
Last year saw a period of change for Prisoners of Conscience. It was a year of listening with the aim of increasing the transformation of the lives of prisoners of conscience.
Announcements
Supporter survey results: “Human rights are the cornerstone of humanity”
The results of our supporter survey are in. You confirmed what we thought we knew already: that our supporters are generous, knowledgeable and committed to supporting human rights and those who protect them.
Announcements
Keeping human rights defenders and their voices alive in 2019
In 2019 we were once again humbled by the courage and fortitude of prisoners of conscience – ordinary people and families exercising extraordinary acts of conscience to uphold their and others human rights. Our thanks go once again to our donors for their generous and committed support.
Announcements
Happy human rights day!
Today we applaud
everyone who supports human rights – particularly our Big Give Christmas Challenge supporters who have helped us raise over £30,000
Bursaries
Yusuf’s story: “Living in exile is like having to create yourself from your ashes”
Yusuf is a human rights lawyer from a Kurdish city in south-eastern Turkey. He has recently been able to requalify as a human rights lawyer in the UK, thanks to a bursary grant from Prisoners of Conscience. Growing up in Read more…
Appeals
“Prisoners of Conscience gave me a new life”
When Victoria left Zimbabwe to visit the UK in 2010, she never thought that she wouldn’t be able to return home. But that is exactly the situation she found herself in. This is the story of what happened and how she has rebuilt her life with support of Prisoners of Conscience.
Announcements
Help transform the lives of human rights defenders this Christmas
Prisoners of Conscience teams up with the Big Give Christmas Challenge to double the impact of donations made between 3 and 10 December
Bursaries
Bravery and hard work of human rights defenders recognised at special ceremony
Prisoners of Conscience has celebrated the latest round of bursary grantees at a special ceremony in London.
Bursaries
Our bursary grants: Helping prisoners of conscience rebuild their lives
When threats against you and your family force you to flee your home in search of safety, it can be hard to readjust – and even harder to find meaningful employment, as Sobia from Pakistan was to discover. But thanks to Prisoners of Conscience and our bursary grants scheme, she was able to turn her life around