human rights defender

person who acts to protect human rights
Occupation occupation Q1476215
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A human rights defender is an occupation[1]. Individuals in this role work to protect and promote fundamental freedoms[1]. They advocate for the rights of others through various means of activism and documentation[1].

human rights defender

Summary

human rights defender is an occupation[1]. It draws 120 Wikipedia views per month (occupation category, ranking #279 of 676).[2]

Key Facts

  • human rights defender's instance of is recorded as occupation[3].
  • human rights defender is a type of political activist[4].
  • human rights defender's Commons category is recorded as Human rights activists[5].
  • human rights defender's field of this occupation is recorded as human rights activism[6].
  • human rights defender's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Human rights activists[7].
  • human rights defender's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'HRD'}[8].
  • human rights defender's different from is recorded as humanitarian[9].
  • human rights defender's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'militante pour les droits de la personne humaine'}[10].
  • human rights defender's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'obrończyni praw człowieka'}[11].
  • human rights defender's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Menschenrechtlerin'}[12].
  • human rights defender's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'правозащитница'}[13].
  • human rights defender's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'mensenrechtenverdedigster'}[14].
  • human rights defender's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'lidskoprávní aktivistka'}[15].
  • human rights defender's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'ακτιβίστρια ανθρωπίνων δικαιωμάτων'}[16].
  • human rights defender's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'borka za človekove pravice'}[17].
  • human rights defender's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'ناشطة حقوق الإنسان'}[18].
  • human rights defender's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'פעילת זכויות אדם'}[19].
  • human rights defender's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'правозахисниця'}[20].
  • human rights defender's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'human rights activist'}[21].
  • human rights defender's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'activista polos derechos humanos'}[22].
  • human rights defender's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'be-tarask', 'text': 'праваабаронка'}[23].
  • human rights defender's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'defensora de los derechos humanos'}[24].
  • human rights defender's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'праваабаронца'}[25].
  • human rights defender's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'hr', 'text': 'aktivistica za ljudska prava'}[26].
  • human rights defender's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'difenditrice dei diritti umani'}[27].

Why It Matters

human rights defender draws 120 Wikipedia views per month (occupation category, ranking #279 of 676).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Human Rights Defenders: Protecting the Right to Defend Human Rights. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . ohchr.org. Retrieved . ohchr.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Field of this occupation human rights activism
    Instance of occupation
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    Different from humanitarian
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