Gabriela Bucher
@gabucher.bsky.social
CEO @FundHumanRights. We invest in the power of human rights activism to expand justice, dignity and fundamental freedoms.
On the frontlines of climate action environmental and human rights defenders in Tamil Nadu combine traditional knowledge with legal and technical skills to protect ecosystems that sustain us all.
“What’s the use of money with no water?”
Developers are bulldozing sand dunes that have protected community water supplies for centuries in Tamil Nadu, India. But activists and fisherfolk are working together to defend the dunes. And it’s working. Watch our new video and share to expose the story.
Developers are bulldozing sand dunes that have protected community water supplies for centuries in Tamil Nadu, India. But activists and fisherfolk are working together to defend the dunes. And it’s working. Watch our new video and share to expose the story.
Defending The Dunes
Defending The Dunes follows a coastal community in Tamil Nadu, India, who depend on coastal sand dunes for protection from storms and saltwater intrusion, and as a key part of the unique local ecosyst...
globalhumanrights.org
September 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
On the frontlines of climate action environmental and human rights defenders in Tamil Nadu combine traditional knowledge with legal and technical skills to protect ecosystems that sustain us all.
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In the June 2025 issue of Alliance magazine, Fund CEO @gabucher.bsky.social joins Ashif Shaikh of People’s Courage International and Yasmin Madan of Co-Impact to reflect on how philanthropy can shift power, deepen trust, and support systems change.
Here are six takeaways from their discussion.
Here are six takeaways from their discussion.
June 4, 2025 at 12:32 PM
In the June 2025 issue of Alliance magazine, Fund CEO @gabucher.bsky.social joins Ashif Shaikh of People’s Courage International and Yasmin Madan of Co-Impact to reflect on how philanthropy can shift power, deepen trust, and support systems change.
Here are six takeaways from their discussion.
Here are six takeaways from their discussion.
Analysing the tendency for military/security responses to systemic challenges of climate and biodiversity crises compounding challenges to civic space and human rights at launch of report Climate Emergency and the Future of Civic Space @LSE Conflict and Civicness Research Group
January 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Analysing the tendency for military/security responses to systemic challenges of climate and biodiversity crises compounding challenges to civic space and human rights at launch of report Climate Emergency and the Future of Civic Space @LSE Conflict and Civicness Research Group
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2024 was a year of reckoning, testing the integrity of democratic institutions and the principles of international human rights and humanitarian law.
With more rigor and urgency than ever, governments should respect and defend human rights. bit.ly/4gUvG5f
#Rights2025
With more rigor and urgency than ever, governments should respect and defend human rights. bit.ly/4gUvG5f
#Rights2025
January 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
2024 was a year of reckoning, testing the integrity of democratic institutions and the principles of international human rights and humanitarian law.
With more rigor and urgency than ever, governments should respect and defend human rights. bit.ly/4gUvG5f
#Rights2025
With more rigor and urgency than ever, governments should respect and defend human rights. bit.ly/4gUvG5f
#Rights2025
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After a year of global turbulence and crises, 2025 offers both new challenges and opportunities for human rights defenders.
Fund President and CEO @gabucher.bsky.social reflects on the current state of human rights and shares her outlook for the coming year.
Fund President and CEO @gabucher.bsky.social reflects on the current state of human rights and shares her outlook for the coming year.
The President's Report: Our Outlook for 2025
Fund President and CEO Gabriela Bucher reflects on the current state of human rights and shares her outlook for 2025.
globalhumanrights.org
January 14, 2025 at 11:09 AM
After a year of global turbulence and crises, 2025 offers both new challenges and opportunities for human rights defenders.
Fund President and CEO @gabucher.bsky.social reflects on the current state of human rights and shares her outlook for the coming year.
Fund President and CEO @gabucher.bsky.social reflects on the current state of human rights and shares her outlook for the coming year.
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Visionary from @anandwrites.bsky.social "When I look down at the ground of the present right now, I feel depressed. If I lift my head to the horizon, I see a different picture. This is not the chaos of the beginning of something. This is the chaos of the end of something." the.ink/p/january-6-...
January 6 was a revolt against the future. The future will prevail
A reflection, four years on
the.ink
January 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Visionary from @anandwrites.bsky.social "When I look down at the ground of the present right now, I feel depressed. If I lift my head to the horizon, I see a different picture. This is not the chaos of the beginning of something. This is the chaos of the end of something." the.ink/p/january-6-...
What comes next for Syria’s women? A revolution that doesn’t free them is no revolution at all www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What comes next for Syria’s women? A revolution that doesn’t free them is no revolution at all | Mona Eltahawy
The women celebrating the destruction of jails and dungeons will now be wondering why their own oppression cannot also be dismantled, says author Mona Eltahawy
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2024 at 6:25 PM
What comes next for Syria’s women? A revolution that doesn’t free them is no revolution at all www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
On #HumanRightsDay we honour activists like Leni working courageously and creatively to achieve change in the Philippines
Leni Velasco is a beacon of hope against rising threats to human rights. She leads Active Vista, a pro-democracy group in the Philippines.
Help us continue funding Leni and more activists creating a better world. Donate today and double your impact: bit.ly/3Zq2XgS
Help us continue funding Leni and more activists creating a better world. Donate today and double your impact: bit.ly/3Zq2XgS
December 10, 2024 at 1:24 PM
On #HumanRightsDay we honour activists like Leni working courageously and creatively to achieve change in the Philippines
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Syrians must be at the centre of this transition & the international community must urgently support the victims of the Assad government’s atrocities and help them to secure justice & reparations for crimes under international law.
Read more: www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...
Read more: www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...
Syria: ousting of Assad is 'historic opportunity' to redress decades of human rights violations
We are Amnesty International UK. We are ordinary people from across the world standing up for humanity and human rights.
www.amnesty.org.uk
December 9, 2024 at 11:56 AM
Syrians must be at the centre of this transition & the international community must urgently support the victims of the Assad government’s atrocities and help them to secure justice & reparations for crimes under international law.
Read more: www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...
Read more: www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...
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After over five decades of repression & injustice, the people of Syria finally have an opportunity to live free of fear with their rights respected. Now is the time to break free from the violence of the past & fully respect everyone's human rights.
December 9, 2024 at 11:55 AM
After over five decades of repression & injustice, the people of Syria finally have an opportunity to live free of fear with their rights respected. Now is the time to break free from the violence of the past & fully respect everyone's human rights.
‘Beyond our dreams’: exiled Syrian activists set sights on returning home Today we dare to hope that a new Syria will be shaped by courageous activists who refused to give up even in the darkest moments
December 9, 2024 at 11:00 AM
‘Beyond our dreams’: exiled Syrian activists set sights on returning home Today we dare to hope that a new Syria will be shaped by courageous activists who refused to give up even in the darkest moments