Resilience as Resistance: Mental health and well-being in human rights

Open Global Rights Blog Series

A blog series that examines a range of critical questions and issues relating to the mental health and wellbeing of human rights activists. Topics discussed include research on the mental health impacts of human rights work, obstacles to advancing mental health and well-being in this field, as well as innovative approaches and strategies to prevent and alleviate the harmful effects of human rights work.
Avoiding the “access abyss”: palliative care, pain relief, and human rights, Ravindran Daniel (April 12, 2018)
Building the foundations of resilience: 11 lessons for human rights educators and supervisors, Sarah Knuckey & Su Anne Lee (March 7, 2018)
The forgotten advocates of children’s rights in Guatemala, Myrella Saadeh (September 1, 2017)
New threats against human rights defenders require new kinds of protection, Padre Melo (July 11, 2017)