Marianne Initiative for Human Rights Defenders 2026 (Funded) – YOA

Deadline: July 6, 2025

Applications are open for the Marianne Initiative for Human Rights Defenders 2026. The Marianne Initiative for Human Rights Defenders goals to higher assist Human Rights Defenders of their combat. The program in France gives particular person lodging close to Paris, a month-to-month grant to satisfy day by day wants, a coaching program, individualized help and networking with human rights gamers for a interval of 4 months (from February to June 2026). The program doesn’t present help past the 4-month interval.

As part of the group of the ninth World Congress towards the Death Penalty in Paris in the summertime of 2026, specific consideration can be paid to purposes referring to this theme. However, the opposite areas of human rights coated by this name for purposes stay totally eligible.

Eligibility

• You are a human rights defender within the sense recognised by the United Nations, grownup and of non-French nationality, no matter your house of residence;
• You can present doc(s)/proof, produced by others (suggestions, press articles, and so on.), testifying to your dedication/motion in favour of human rights;
• You can justify that participation within the Marianne Initiative’s French support programme will strengthen your capability for human rights motion in your nation and internationally, and that it’ll allow you to create or develop current or deliberate hyperlinks or initiatives with French organisations;
• You possess a legitimate passport (with a validity of no less than six months) or you’re keen to observe the procedures to acquire one;
• You aren’t topic to any authorized ban on leaving your territory;
• You are keen to journey to France from February to June 2026.

Application

Application requires the next paperwork:

• Language diplomas or certifications (elective)
• If you will have paperwork proving your actions, connect them (elective)
• Detailed resumé/CV
• Copy of the primary two pages of the passport or, failing that, one other id doc.
• Documents testifying of your combat for human rights (articles, web site, studies, certificates from a pure or authorized particular person, awards or nominations for exemplary activism, and so on.).
• Copy of your skilled card, if relevant (lawyer’s card, journalist’s card, and so on.) (elective)

Click here to apply

For extra info, go to Marianne Initiative for Human Rights Defenders.