Front line defenders

Luxembourg’s Development Cooperation therefore decided to launch a three-year project (2022-2025) with a budget of EUR 300,000, designed to provide holistic protection and support for the safety of HRDs in El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua.

Luxembourg is also supporting the FLD, during the 2023-2026 period, in a regional approach in Africa, focusing on the countries in which Luxembourg’s Development Cooperation operates (Senegal, Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Benin and Rwanda). Overall, the situation of HRDs in western and central Africa is deteriorating. Often, national security is advanced as a reason for restrictions on civic space, such as the freedoms of association and expression, endangering the activities and often even the personal freedom of HRDs.