Biljana tells us about the success of HRDs in uncovering a captured state that violated human rights and abused power, the disproportional challenges WHRDs and LGBTI+ still face in North Macedonia, as well as the importance of human rights research for ensuring accountability

With tens of thousands activists, journalists, academics and dissidents prosecuted in recent years, Osman sheds lights on the extremely precarious position for human rights defenders in Turkey and his own personal motivations to commit his life to the cause.

Ivan shares his reflections on the uphill challenge of changing Serbia's youths mindsets about the war in the 90s, and creating an environment in which human rights defenders are respected, not harassed.