KIOS Board of Directors for the year 2021 has been appointed. Ms. Nora Luoma acts as new chair of the Board and Ms. Auli Starck as Vice-Chair. The new Board of Directors has started its work. The board members are experts in the field of human rights and development. Chair of the new board is […]
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.
In Pakistan, the children in prisons are a forgotten population. One day the Child Rights Unit (CRU) of the Dastak Charitable Trust decided to do something that had never been done in any prison in Pakistan: to bring a popular band to play for the children in prison.
Abilis, KIOS and Siemenpuu are looking for program evaluators for a joint foundation evaluation. The evaluation will feed into the planning of the next programme period (2022-2025) and the strategy processes of the Foundations. The objectives of this evaluation are To give recommendations to the development of the Foundations’ modality, To give recommendations to […]
In Pakistan, all human rights defenders face severe risks, but women human rights defenders even more so. They need security measures and plans and a network of allies who can help them in times of crisis. Little things can save a life.
Brave women from around the world visited Helsinki at the end of August to share their experiences in being human rights defenders. They also offered their advice on how Finland and the EU could support human rights defenders more effectively.
Since the political crisis in Burundi started in 2015, most human rights defenders have been forced to flee the country to avoid persecution. With the help of DefendDefenders, Burundian defenders in exile have pushed the UN to investigate violations in Burundi.
What is life like for sexual minorities in a country that can impose a maximum sentence of 14 years for homosexuality? Njeri Gateru, a human rights lawyer who challenged Kenya’s criminal law system, comes to Finland on Pride Week to talk about Africa’s LGBTIQ movement. KIOS and Seta are organizing an evening with the National […]
The world came to visit at the World Village Festival KIOS participated at the World Village Festival and shared information about the work human rights defenders do. There was a buzz at the KIOS stand, which featured human rights -tote bags, information about human rights defenders, and KIOS publications. We asked festival-goers about the […]
Mr. Kim Remitz will continue leading the human rights work at the KIOS Foundation as permanent Executive Director. Kim has a long experience with human rights and development cooperation. Especially questions related to refugees both in Finland and abroad have been at the core of his work, and he served as Executive Director of the […]
Which human rights issues will be the most pressing ones in the near future? How should Finland promote human rights and civic space? These questions were discussed at the panel discussion celebrating the 20th anniversary of the KIOS Foundation. Around fifty participants gathered to discuss the future of human rights on the 28th January at […]
KIOS’ new publication “From little things big things grow” invites you to join in our celebration of the 20th anniversary of KIOS. The publication is a look into the human rights work that civil society organisations have undertaken with the support of KIOS. Countering risks and threats to human rights defenders in Pakistan, raising voices […]
The new KIOS board of directors is full of human rights and development expertise. The new KIOS board of Directors is elected. The board is again full of human rights and development expertise. The newly elected Chair is human rights activist and municipal politician Amu Urhonen, who is representing the KIOS founding organisation Amnesty International […]
Kim Remitz will lead the human rights work at KIOS from the beginning of October as KIOS acting Executive Director Terhi Aaltonen goes on maternity leave. Kim Remitz will work as acting Executive Director of KIOS between 1 October 2018 and 31 March 2019. Kim has a long experience with human rights and development cooperation. […]
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