I vividly remember the sense of despair I felt as a teenager and later being experienced human rights defender due to the political persecution of my family.
I remember what it meant to me to receive the help and solidarity of perfect strangers to defend our rights.
Over the course of the 14 years of the Open Dialogue Foundation’s work, I see myself in the eyes of the families of politically repressed individuals who are fighting for their loved ones, and I see their joy after the release of political prisoners.
I deeply believe that supporting and defending people who peacefully oppose authoritarian regimes can help keep our fragile world a safe and comfortable place to live in.
Entire generations have given their lives to the cause of human rights so that we can live today in safety, prosperity, comfort, and with a sense of rights and freedoms as stable as those in the United States or the European Union. But as soon as we forget the price and the need to protect our rights, regimes immediately take advantage of the situation.
The ease with which your European bank account can become a weapon to attack, kidnap, and persecute all your loved ones is just one example.
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