The Rise Coalition is a network of human rights groups from the Global South that work together to share knowledge, identify ways governments are harming people's rights in the name of 'security', and take collective action.
Security-related abuses often take place in secret, and today, they often cross borders. This makes it more important than ever for human rights activists in many countries to work together to expose harms and create a better world.
'Rise' is a combination of 'rights' and 'security' -- the idea that everyone's well-being matters, and that societies are healthier when rights are fully protected.
Introduction
In light of this growing threat to human rights across the globe, the Rise Coalition works together to help our members establish that rights harms are happening — and advocate for change. We amplify the voices of local organisations in the Global South and support them to take their work further and do so safely, on the local, national and international levels.
We also gather, analyse and publish evidence, and create impactful new policy ideas and legal arguments based on the research coalition members are doing. We support each other in expanding our efforts to protect human rights across the globe by facilitating knowledge and exchanging experiences. Together, we show courts, international institutions, governments, companies, and others that there is another way to be safe.
Through the Rise network, civil society organisations, grassroots groups, and human rights defenders around the globe help each other expose abuses that governments carry out in the name of ‘security’, promote rights-respecting laws and policies, and create systemic change in the field of security.
Current Members Include
Fundación Karisma
Instituto Vero
Elsam
Epuka
Digital Defenders Partnership
Empatiku
Collaboration of Women in Development
Cordillera Peoples Alliance
Ponte Jornalismo
Africa Center for Engendered Security
Haki Africa
Community Development and Sustainability Organisation (CDS - Kenya)
July 28, 2023
Rise Webinar: Effective Investigation into Killings
May 17, 2023
Indonesia: stop using criminal ‘defamation’ laws to target civil society
February 10, 2023
Oportunidad: RSI se complace en abrir la segunda convocatoria para proyectos de investigación de organizaciones sin fines de lucro debidamente registradas en Colombia y Perú
Why you should join
Here are some of the things you will be able to enjoy when you become a global member today:
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Connect
With our community
Through the Rise Coalition your organisation is able to connect to a community of civil society organisations working on the same issues across the globe. It is an opportunity to share learnings about new threats to human rights and civic space due to ‘security’ measures – both online and offline – and create collaborative strategies for addressing them. Through our network you have access to expert insights and curated information about the most recent events in security and human rights. Together, we demand objective, evidence-based, rights-respecting approaches when governments say they are acting to prevent violence. We advocate for international institutions and organisations to listen to civil society when creating recommendations, funding programs, resolutions or other initiatives on ‘security’. We propose legal and policy changes to create better respect for international human rights laws in the ‘security’ context.
Get involved
Via curated events
The Rise Coalition organises regular webinars and trainings which will cover the most pressing issues faced by our members across the globe. These events provide an opportunity for shared learning and voice amplification for our members, who are offered a space to present case studies, strategies, and challenges. As a key challenge of Rise is to make sure small and grassroots organisations in the Global South are contemplated in the discussions, the Rise Coalition webinars and trainings.
Grow
Your knowledge network
The Rise Coalition provides an opportunity for civil society organisations from across the globe to work together to identify, research and advocate for the end of security-related human rights abuses, especially those that exacerbate broader racial, ethnic, gender and other inequalities. We map new problematic trends in security laws and programmes worldwide, including the use of harmful technology and harmful collaborations between governments.
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