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Building a just world with corporate accountability?
Come to listen, how corporate accountability work contributes to the building of a more just world. KIOS organizes a panel…
KIOS 20 years – celebrating the achievements and the unyielding nature of human rights work
KIOS partner Childspace in the spotlight. Proud of our culture and language – ending the cycle of poverty with education.…
KIOS 20 years – celebrating the achievements and the unyielding nature of human rights work
KIOS partner LOSAUK in the spotlight. Our eyes – our movement: Challenges and achievements of LOSAUK and the hijra, transgender,…
KIOS Call for Proposals 2018
The KIOS call for proposals has opened on the 14th February. The deadline for reception of the applications is 20th…
Welcoming Terhi Aaltonen as acting Executive Director of KIOS from the beginning of February
KIOS Executive Director Ulla Anttila will take research leave from the beginning of February. Terhi Aaltonen will take on from…
Save the Date: Open Call for Proposals in February
Note! Call for proposals has been posponed till later date in February. Please follow KIOS webpage for updates. KIOS…
Realizing the right to health in Uganda
Center for Health, Human Rights and Development CEHURD is a Ugandan organization founded in 2007 working on issues related to…
Working for the rights of indigenous communities in DRC
Batwa and Bambuti are the indigenous Pygmy groups living in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Batwa and Bambuti are often…
Corporate Responsibility and Human Rights seminar on 16th May
KIOS Spring Seminar CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS Time: Tuesday, MAY 16 th 2017, at 8:15–15:45 Place: Kuntatalo, Toinen Linja…
Hidden tradition – girl child beading in Samburu communities
Beading tradition, female genital mutilation and early marriages are intertwined in Samburu communities. KIOS partner organisation Samburu Women Trust (SWT)…
New KIOS Board of Directors Elected
The founding organizations of KIOS Foundation elected new KIOS Board of Directors for the next two years. The newly elected…
A long-term partner of KIOS, East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project EHAHRDP, supports the valuable work of Human Rights Defenders
The space of civil society has been diminishing in many East African countries and defending human rights has become even…
Human rights defenders are under a serious attack – there is need for serious support
Andrew Anderson was elected as Front Line Defenders’ new Executive Director this fall and he started with the new post…
Ms. Hina Jilani, internationally well-known Pakistani human rights lawyer and co-founder of KIOS partner organization AGHS Legal Aid Cell, elected as new president of OMCT
Award winning and widely respected human rights defender Ms. Hina Jilani was elected as the new president of the World…
First report assessing risks faced by women human rights defenders published in Pakistan.
Human rights organization DCHD in Pakistan has made a research, funded by KIOS foundation, which shows that women human rights…
The work of five Burundian human rights organizations has been suspended – Government of Burundi is withdrawing from its human rights obligations
The Government of Burundi has suspended the work of five Burundian organizations. The ordinance was signed by the Interior Ministry…
Business and Human Rights – a Handbook for Human Rights Defenders Published
Toolkit by International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) aims to foster positive engagement between human rights defenders and business. ISHR…
Harassment by Bangladesh Authorities against Odhikar Continues
A key human rights NGO, Odhikar, was subject to accusations of money laundering by the authorities of Bangladesh. The NGO…
Helsinki Media Arts Upper Secondary School Donates for Nepal Schools
Funds collected in Voluntary Work Day Campaign are being channeled for three local schools in Nepal. In cooperation with KIOS…
World Village Festival brought people together
KIOS participated in the annual World Village festival in the Market of Possibilities Tent. Among other things, we presented a…
One Year of Violence in Burundi – Last Week to Support KIOS’ Crowdfunding Campaign
Burundi has undergone a year of violent crisis. So far no end have been seen for grave human rights violations.…
KIOS is Raising Awareness and Crowd-funding for Burundi
Burundi is in danger of facing another civil war. The crisis began as the country’s president clung on power. KIOS’…
Honduran Human Rights Defender Berta Cáceres Murdered
Awarded Honduran human rights defender Berta Cáceres has been murdered. Cáceres was one of the leading opposing figures of the…
Remedies Needed for the Shrinking Space for Civil Society
The former president of Finland, Tarja Halonen, emphasized the importance of civil society in the launch event of the KIOS…
The Closing Space – KIOS Seminar Report to Be Pusblished
KIOS publishes its seminar report on February 16th. The launch event is titled Closing Space – The Growing Global Challenges…
Burundi Government Suspending Central Human Rights NGOs
The government of Burundi has suspended the activities of ten non-governmental organizations in the country, including six major human rights…
Burundi’s Crisis Alarming
Burundi has fallen into a domestic political chaos over the past year after the current President Pierre Nkurunziza announced his…
Maailma.net: Bangladeshi Human Rights Defender Pleads EU for Action
Maailma.net writes about the challenges of human rights defenders, interviewing bangladeshi human rights defender Adilur Rahman Khan. Read the story…
Ugandan Kasha Jacqueline Nabasegera Wins Right Livelihood Award
KIOS congratulates Ugandan Kasha Jacqueline Nabasegera, who has received the Right Livelihood Award for persistent work for the rights of…
Press Release: KIOS Funding for Human Rights Work Decreases over 40 %
The Government of Finland cuts the development cooperation funds received by KIOS with 41% in the beginning of 2016. As…