Deadline: 08-Apr-24
The Rights & Security International (RSI) is pleased to open this call for proposals from legally registered not-for-profit organisations in Colombia, Peru, Ecuador or Indonesia that address issues of national security and human rights.
RSI is an international human rights organisation working to end discrimination and other human rights violations that governments commit in the name of national security. They have more than 30 years of experience in documenting religious, racial and gender biases in national security policies, and in ensuring that the voices of communities facing discrimination are heard.
They recognise the power of collective efforts to create effective human rights campaigns, and they are engaged in various networks and coalition-building initiatives at the national, regional and international levels. For example, they provide support and coordination to the Rise Coalition, a network of civil society organisations from the Global South working to promote human rights and end violations committed in the name of national security and counter-terrorism. Applicants for this grant may be invited to join Rise.
Topics
- Your proposal can involve one or more of these topics, and may also focus on other related issues relevant to this call. They are looking for original research and analysis that will explain:
- How security policies impact civil society and human rights;
- How civil society and groups in vulnerable situations are affected by governmental action on ‘security’;
- The laws, policies or programmes involved in these actions;
- What government bodies or other decision-makers could do differently to uphold rights;
- What the international community could do to help increase rights protections; and/or
- The intersections between security policies, historically marginalised groups and growing anti-rights movements.
Funding Information
- They will award up to £5,000 each to successful applicants.
Grant Period
- You can propose a project period of up to 12 months. Your work on the project should begin by June 2024.
What they can fund?
- They will consider funding the research and publication of a fact-finding report about:
- The use of special powers by governments (such as states of emergency) under ‘national security’ justifications, and the impact of those powers on human rights and the work of civil society.
- State surveillance that impacts journalists, and the use of digital technologies by governments to control, censor and persecute human rights defenders or community leaders.
- Strategies adopted by non-violent environmental activists, in or out of court, to prevent governments from targeting them as terrorists or national security threats.
- The impact of national security policies or laws on indigenous peoples’ claims over ancestral lands.
What they will not fund?
- Individuals
- Academic research
- For-profit entities
- Government agencies
- Organisations or associations that are not legally registered in the countries listed
Eligible Countries
- Colombia, Peru, Ecuador or Indonesia
Criteria
- The successful organisations, and all applicants, are welcome to apply to join the Rise Coalition. Applications are free and will be assessed by current coalition partners in line with their policy on membership (available on RSI’s) website.
For more information, visit RSI.