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This is my sanity screamed onto the page, a secret place where I
hide the last of my hope. This is what happened, what is happening,
and what might happen. This is my sword to strike back, and my
shield to protect me; this is my fearsome roar, and my gentle
smile; this is my cry of pain, and my steely defiance. This is what
I have become, and why, this is what I might be, and all the
endings that might transpire. What was done to me was monstrous,
beyond taste, beyond reason, beyond humanity, a horrific
experiment, with me as the laboratory rat. Dehumanising,
humiliating, excruciating. I wrote this story at the end of
tolerance, balanced on the edge of madness, tiptoeing along the
division of fantasy and reality. I live in fear, that the torture
will never end, that there will be no escape; terror that I will be
deformed beyond recovery or repair. I lived this book; survived the
torment, but not unscarred. We are all shaped by our experiences,
as I was shaped by mine. The experiment failed, but my will to
resist remains, as does my grip on the truth. I am bloodied but
standing, misshaped by the beatings, poisoned by the diet I am fed,
eroded by pressure and time; but I am alive, and not ready to
submit. This is my last shout for freedom.
Human rights defenders - who by peaceful means advocate, mobilise
and often put their lives at risk to defend the most fundamental
freedoms of their fellow citizens - are key agents of change in
their own societies and make a significant contribution to the
international community's efforts to support democracy and human
rights. Defenders often face serious threats and can experience
harm by state and non-state actors. Since the United Nations
General Assembly's adoption of the Declaration on Human Rights
Defenders in 1998, there has been considerable effort to recognise
and protect the right of individuals, groups and communities to
promote and protect their own rights and the rights of others. Over
time, a multi-level, multi-actor international protection regime
for the rights of human rights defenders has emerged, which is
based on existing rights derived from the international human
rights regime. The authors in this book reflect on the positive
developments that have emerged over time to strengthen the
protection of defenders, as well as the debates, tensions and
contestations in such practices. This collection provides a
critical appraisal of the construction, function, ethical
boundaries, and evolution of this protection regime, as well as its
multi-scalar social and political effects. In particular, the
authors consider the effectiveness of particular international and
regional protection mechanisms for the protection of defenders, and
examine the relationship between repression, activism, and tactics
for managing risks in the face of danger. This book was originally
published as a special issue of the International Journal of Human
Rights.
Human rights defenders - who by peaceful means advocate, mobilise
and often put their lives at risk to defend the most fundamental
freedoms of their fellow citizens - are key agents of change in
their own societies and make a significant contribution to the
international community's efforts to support democracy and human
rights. Defenders often face serious threats and can experience
harm by state and non-state actors. Since the United Nations
General Assembly's adoption of the Declaration on Human Rights
Defenders in 1998, there has been considerable effort to recognise
and protect the right of individuals, groups and communities to
promote and protect their own rights and the rights of others. Over
time, a multi-level, multi-actor international protection regime
for the rights of human rights defenders has emerged, which is
based on existing rights derived from the international human
rights regime. The authors in this book reflect on the positive
developments that have emerged over time to strengthen the
protection of defenders, as well as the debates, tensions and
contestations in such practices. This collection provides a
critical appraisal of the construction, function, ethical
boundaries, and evolution of this protection regime, as well as its
multi-scalar social and political effects. In particular, the
authors consider the effectiveness of particular international and
regional protection mechanisms for the protection of defenders, and
examine the relationship between repression, activism, and tactics
for managing risks in the face of danger. This book was originally
published as a special issue of the International Journal of Human
Rights.
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