Our Initiatives and Partnerships
The erosion of human rights, the accelerating climate crisis and the environmental emergency are mutually reinforcing. Multilateral cooperation is weakening, security governance is declining, and international accountability and justice mechanisms are discredited. Populists and autocrats are exploiting these challenges.
The resurgence of illiberal ideologies led to the creation of the Progress & Change Action Lab in 2023. We support non-profit organisations and governmental institutions in meeting the challenges of our time.
The resurgence of illiberal ideologies led to the creation of the Progress & Change Action Lab in 2023. We support non-profit organisations and governmental institutions in meeting the challenges of our time.
OUR Initiatives
Human Rights Index
Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (X) are turning toxic.
We work on shaping the future of a human rights community on open-source social media.
Status: In development
Human Rights Compass
We develop an initiative to convene human rights actors, lead real-time analysis, scan the horizon, and inform policy processes to build long-term resilience for the Wider Europe human rights movement.
Status: Launched, with first convening on 25 March 2025
OUR partnerships
Strategy Development of DCAF Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance
We facilitated DCAF's strategy development process, as the organisation developed its new strategic framework. We facilitated an internal and external consultation phase, based on which we supported the designing of the new strategy.
Status: Finalised (2023-2024)
Type of P&C Action Lab activity:
Management of the Anar Mammadli Campaign to End Repression in Azerbaijan
We support several Azerbaijani human rights defenders and their organisations in developing their campaign towards the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference and we manag and coordinate their campaign to highlight human rights and political repression in the host-country of COP29.
Status: Ongoing
Type of P&C Action Lab activity:
Selection Process of New UNSR on Freedom of Association and Assembly
We led an informal coalition of NGOs working on the appointment of the new UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of association and peaceful assembly. Coordinated by ICNL, the coalition included prominent global and regional human rights organisations. It aimed to ensure civil society input into the UNSR nomination and selection process.
Status: Finalised (2023-2024)
