She brought with her years of experience as a human rights defender from the field.

"Now they have a defender of human rights coming to the country."

He met other young lawyers who called themselves rights defenders.

The safety of human rights defenders must be the first concern.

Women human rights defenders are particularly at risk in Iran.

We are, of course, particularly concerned about the attacks on human rights defenders.

Nearly 40 human rights defenders were in prison as of November 2010.

He was not a notable defender of human rights in those days.

If not, then the West must stop claiming to act as a defender of human rights.

We believe that human rights defenders play an indispensable role in society.