.: We Change the World” We are the Human Defenders

We Change the World” We are the Human Defenders

“We Change the World” We are the Human Defenders”

The commemoration of 20 Years of HRD declaration and ensure the space for them to raise Global Voices of Resistance and Change are some of the objectives of the Second Human Rights Defenders Summit held at Paris during 29-31st October, 2018. “We Change the World” We are the Human Defenders” is the Motto of the Summit. Some of the inspiring quotes of several committed HRD are displayed and I captured them.

ABOUT NAFSO

NAFSO (National Fisheries Solidarity Movement), organizes fishermen to lobby the government to defend their rights and to bring about good environmental practice in coastal areas. ...NAFSO has helped a fishing community to take legal action against a proposal to build a five-star hotel on a mangrove where fish spawn."We are not against hotels, because they bring tourism and income. But 3,000 families and 15,000 fishermen use this lagoon and all of them could be affected by the developments. Only 200 would be employed by the hotel. The lagoon is our mother, and we must protect her." Jude Preman Fernando, local fisherman. At the present situation we are continuing our campaign with small scale fishermen to urge the government to take legal action against Destructive Fishing Practices around the coastal areas of Sri Lanka. View my complete profile

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We Change the World” We are the Human Defenders