KIOS-supported organization CJGEA has received a significant legal victory in Kenya. The court ordered the equivalent of 10M euros in compensation to a community whose health was negatively affected by a metal refinery. The founder of CJGEA, Phyllis Omido, has fought for environmental rights for over a decade. In 2009, Phyllis Omido worked in the […]
The national lockdown in Nepal has caused an immense downfall in people’s livelihoods. The Dalit community is one of the worst hit, since most of them depend on the wages of daily labour work. They are also discriminated in emergency relief programs. KIOS partner Feminist Dalit Organisation (FEDO) is working on reaching the unreached. The […]
The annual report for 2019 of the KIOS Foundation presents our achievements from last year. In many countries, 2019 was a year of closing civil society and tightening control. KIOS kept funding the work of local human rights defenders in developing countries. During the year, KIOS funded 46 human rights organisations – 26 of them […]
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) is spreading across the world and affecting all of us, KIOS is working to see how we can best support our partners in a flexible way and weather this crisis together.
KIOS has been preparing for the coronavirus outbreak in Finland by deciding to do remote work as much as possible. This means most of our staff work from home and you can reach us by phone or e-mail only. To keep staff, partners and stakeholders healthy, all visits at the office have been cancelled, as […]
In our new video series Defending rights six brave women human rights defenders share their stories and tell about their work towards justice and equality.
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