Front Line Defenders
Sarah de Roure has a diverse work experience in international development and advocacy. From 2022 to present, they are the Global Head of Protection at Front Line Defenders. Prior to this, they worked as the Coordinator of the Women and Territories Program at Fondo de Acción Urgente- America Latina from 2021 to 2022. From 2020 to 2022, Sarah worked as a Senior International Development Consultant, providing consultancy services to various organizations, including GIZ and Bread for the World. Sarah also held a strategic leadership position as the Program Coordinator at Christian Aid from 2014 to 2020, where they developed a regional strategy for the Amazon region. Sarah's earlier experiences include working as an Officer at Prefeitura de São Paulo, where they managed innovative programs focused on women's economic autonomy, and at SempreViva Organização Feminista, where they conducted research on women's participation in continental campaigns.
Sarah de Roure has a Master's degree in Development and International Cooperation from Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, which they obtained between 2009 and 2011. Sarah also has a Bachelor's degree in History from Universidade de Brasília, completed from 2001 to 2008. Sarah further pursued their education by specializing in Globalization and Culture at FESPSP - Fundação Escola de Sociologia e Politica de São Paulo from 2016 to 2019. Additionally, they completed the Christian Aid Management Development Programme from The City & Guilds - London Institute from 2017 to 2018. Sarah is also currently enrolled in a graduate program in International/Global Studies at FESPSP - Fundação Escola de Sociologia e Politica de São Paulo.
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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.