The Guidelines were compiled by Pippa Cooper and Paul Gready at the Centre for Applied Human Rights, University of York, in collaboration with:

Berivan Orucoglu, McCain Institute at Arizona State University

Claudia Escobar Mejia, Be-Just, and formerly George Mason University

Daria Hulika, Centre of Cooperation and Solidarity Action, University of Burgos

Dmitry Dubrovsky, Central and East European Law Initiative, Charles University in Prague

Doha Abualhija, Scottish Human Rights Defender Fellowship, University of Dundee

E. Andrés Celis Rodríguez, Pedro Arrupe Institute for Human Rights, University of Deusto

Felipe Gomez, Pedro Arrupe Institute for Human Rights, University of Deusto

Gorka Urrutia Asua, Pedro Arrupe Institute for Human Rights, University of Deusto

Gustavo de la Orden, Pedro Arrupe Institute for Human Rights, University of Deusto

Hannepes Taychayev, Human Rights Programme, American University of Central Asia

Harriet Fildes, Scottish Human Rights Defender Fellowship, University of Dundee

Hussain Nussrat, Scottish Human Rights Defender Fellowship, University of Dundee

Ivi Oliveira, Frontline Defenders

Kathryn Libal. Human Rights Institute, University of Connecticut

Leona Binz, Scholars at Risk

Leonardo Filippini, Human Rights Center, Faculty of Law, University of Buenos Aires

Lindokuhle Mandyoli, Politics and Urban Governance Research Group, University of the Western Cape

Marilyn Crawshaw, Centre for Applied Human Rights, University of York

Masha Lisitsyna, Open Society Foundations

Mmeli Dube, Politics and Urban Governance Research Group, University of the Western Cape

Monica Lopez Baltodano, Centre for Applied Human Rights, University of York

Natasha Khan, Leadership, Governance and Human Rights Programme, University of the South Pacific

Palak Rao, The Norwegian Students’ and Academics’ International Assistance Fund

Patricia Bartley, Centre for Applied Human Rights, University of York

Rommel Rodriguez, Sanctuary for National Minorities, University of the Philippines

Rosario Figari Layús, Chair of Reconciliation Studies, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms, University of Bonn

Saniia Toktogazieva, Human Rights Programme, American University of Central Asia

Sanna Eriksson, Centre for Applied Human Rights, University of York

Vachararutai (Jan) Boontinand, Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies, Mahidol University

Viviana Fernandez, Human Rights Research and Education Centre, University of Ottawa

Zerxes Spencer, National Endowment for Democracy

The Guidelines were developed under the auspices of the UNESCO Chair in Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Expansion of Political Space, held by Paul Gready at the Centre for Applied Human Rights, University of York (UK). The project was supported by a grant from the Open Society Foundations and funding from the University of York.