Objetivos e público alvo
The project’s goal is to strengthen the Comprehensive Protection Network for Human Rights Defenders of Baixada Fluminense (RPIDDH-BF), promoting the comprehensive security of activists who work on causes such as human rights, social justice, environment, and women’s rights. The actions include training in comprehensive security, construction of risk-assessment maps, legal and psychological assistance, and the development of strategies of care and selfcare. The priority target group is human rights defenders from Baixada Fluminense, especially Black women, mothers of violence victims, quilombolas, and religious leaders.
*Traditional communities descended from runaway enslaved people.
Contexto
Baixada Fluminense is a region marked by high rates of violence, social inequalities, and land conflicts. Human rights defenders face constant threats, including political persecutions, police brutality, attacks from religious leaders, and intimidation from militias and extermination groups. RPIDDH-BF arises as a collective response to this reality, seeking to create a protection ecosystem that ensures the security and continuity of activists’ work in the region.
Sobre a Organização
The Comprehensive Protection Network for Human Rights Defenders of Baixada Fluminense was founded in August 2023, through a training course in comprehensive protection promoted by the Grita Baixada Forum (FGB). The network is comprised of 31 leaders from 8 towns in Baixada Fluminense, with a predominance of Black women and activists from several causes, such as human rights, environment, culture, and social justice. The network takes part in organizations such as the Nova Iguaçu Human Rights Center (CDHNI) and the Land Pastoral Commission (CPT), as well as counting with the support of national networks of human rights defense.
