Political Trauma and Social Memory
This article is a historical review of the violence and political repression which has taken place in Chile. The authors describe the...
New Recommendations for Implementing the Risk Approach
The risk approach is a widely-adopted methodology for protecting human rights defenders, launched by Protection International in 2005. In...
Aluna's research: “If not us as women, who? If not now, when?”
In Mexico, being a human rights defender (HRD) means challenging the ideological, economic, political-military, and psychological...
Resources for civil society in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic
CIVICUS is a global alliance of civil society organisations and activists dedicated to strengthening citizen action and civil society...
Physical, emotional & digital protection while using home as office in times of COVID-19
As many human rights defenders are already using their home as an office - or they will be soon - Front Line Defenders has collected some...
As Women HDRs, how do we face fear in the current context?
Promoted by JASS and Aluna, this publication presents the results of a dialogue about fear among more than 30 Women HRDs from Central...
The Psychosocial Approach in Latina America: challenges and perspectives
The psychosocial approach has proved itself to be a strategic tool to strengthen victims, organizations and civil society in general...
Political Violence and War as Causes of Psychosocial Trauma in El Salvador
Moving away from the western psychology conceptualization of individual trauma, Martín-Baró developed the concept of "psychosocial...
Psychology of political threat and fear
Elizabeth Lira is a psychotherapist, psychosocial researcher, and international advocate in the field of mental health and human rights....
From Dirty War to Psychological War: The Case of El Salvador
Ignacio Martín-Baró was a social psychologist, philosopher and Jesuit priest, whose work inspired the development of liberation...
