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Safeguard Defenders

Safeguard Defenders is a European non-governmental organization based in Madrid, Spain.

History

Safeguard Defenders was co-founded by Michael Caster and Peter Dahlin.1) The pair had previously worked together as part of the Chinese Urgent Action Working Group.2) Known as “China Action” for short, the organization started operations in early 2009 and operated for almost ten years.3)

The new version of the organization was registered in Spain on June 13, 2019 under the corporate name Fundacion Safeguard Defenders.4)

Organization

Personnel

Safeguard Defenders - Team5)
Name Position Notes
Peter Dahlin Co-Founder and Director Chinese Urgent Action Working Group
Michael Caster Co-Founder and Senior Adviser Chinese Urgent Action Working Group, Minority Rights Group International (MRG), Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Dinah Gardner Research Director -
Laura Harth Campaign Director Apple Daily
Zhang Zhiming Coordinator -
Chen Yen-ting Coordinator Radio Free Asia, Apple Daily, Initium
Jing-Jie Chen Campaigner and Researcher -
Wang Mang Coordinator -
Liu Zhiqiang Coordinator -
Wang Xiao Coordinator -
1)
Hale, E. (2021, December 2). Why the Women’s Tennis Association rallied for Peng Shuai. Al Jazeera. https://web.archive.org/web/20230420003927/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/2/why-the-wta-rallied-to-the-defence-of-peng-shuai
3)
About Us. Chinese Urgent Action Working Group | 中 国 维 权 紧 急 援 助 组 . Retrieved September 3, 2013, from https://web.archive.org/web/20130903040416/http://www.china-action.org/ABOUTUS.aspx
4)
Disposición 8052 del BOE núm. 195 de 2020. (2020, July 17). Boletín Oficial Del Estado. https://web.archive.org/web/20220425203236/https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2020/07/17/pdfs/BOE-A-2020-8052.pdf
5)
About Us. Safeguard Defenders. Retrieved December 2, 2021, from http://archive.today/2021.12.02-145421/https://safeguarddefenders.com/en/about-us
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