# human rights defender

> person who acts to protect human rights

**Wikidata**: [Q1476215](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1476215)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_defender)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/human-rights-defender

## Summary

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].


## References

1. Human Rights Defenders: Protecting the Right to Defend Human Rights
2. Integrated Authority File
3. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
4. [Source](https://www.ohchr.org/SP/NewsEvents/WHRD/Pages/WomenHRDefenders.aspx)
5. National Library of Israel