Front Line Defenders
Conor Fortune has extensive work experience in the field of communications and media. Conor is currently the Head of Communications and Events at Front Line Defenders since 2022. Prior to this, they worked at Amnesty International, where they held various roles including Deputy Director, Communications & External Affairs, Senior Communications Adviser, Deputy Head of News and Media, and News Writer and Online News Editor. Conor has also worked as a Media Advisor at the United Nations Human Rights in 2020. In addition, Conor has experience as a Communications and Media Officer at Cluster Munition Coalition and as a Senior Communications Associate at Human Rights Watch. Conor also worked as a Deputy Editor at Activate and as a Press Stagiaire at the European Commission. Conor's earliest work experience includes being a Proofreader/Clerk at the United Nations and a Scripps Howard Journalism Intern at the Student Press Law Center.
Conor Fortune has a diverse education history. Conor obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from The College of New Jersey, majoring in Philosophy and Journalism with a minor in Spanish. In 2000, they attended Universidad de Alcalá for a brief period, focusing on Spanish Cultural Studies. Later, they pursued a Master of Arts degree in International Relations, with a specialization in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, from Universidad del Salvador. Additionally, Conor Fortune briefly attended Universidad para la Paz, where they studied Media, Security, and Peace.
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Front Line Defenders
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Front Line Defenders - works to protect Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) around the world who are people working non-violently, for any or all of the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Front Line - The International Foundation for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders provides rapid and practical support to HRDs at immediate risk. The organisation provides security and protection grants to organisations working for human rights as well as to individual HRDs at risk. These grants are given for the specific purpose of strengthening the security and protection of the HRDs, thus allowing them to continue their important work. They can include funding to improve digital security, communication security, legal fees for HRDs who are being judicially harassed, medical fees for HRDs who have been attacked or who have suffered a medical condition as a result of their peaceful human rights activities, family assistance for imprisoned HRDs. (This is not an exhaustative list). The organisation also funds emergency security grants and can help with temporary relocation. Training in security including digital security, publicising the cases of human rights defenders at risk and campaigning and lobbying at the international level for HRDs' protection is also part of Front Line Defenders' remit.