DRAW ME SAFE

This project compiles stories of Human Rights Defenders who are forced to live in anonymity and cannot use their real names, faces, or identities. Through illustration, the booklet offers a way to learn more about who they are and the realities of their work.

Both stories are from former guests of the Shelter City Programme Amsterdam, which provides a safe space for Human Rights Defenders at risk. The programme supports them in developing new skills, strengthening their work through courses, and sharing their experiences with an international audience, broadening their networks and increasing recognition for their work.

CARTOONISTS X HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS

NEO By Bas Kohler Neo is an Ethiopian human rights defender co-founding a digital magazine/podcast platform amplifying marginalised voices across the Horn of Africa, working amid conflict, climate crisis, and rising threats against activists.	PHILIP By Emanuel Wiemans Philip is a Vietnamese journalist covering political prisoners and civil society decline, working anonymously under aliases due to state surveillance and crackdowns on dissent.

DRAW ME SAFE

NEO By Bas Kohler Neo is an Ethiopian human rights defender co-founding a digital magazine/podcast platform amplifying marginalised voices across the Horn of Africa, working amid conflict, climate crisis, and rising threats against activists.

PHILIP By Emanuel Wiemans Philip is a Vietnamese journalist covering political prisoners and civil society decline, working anonymously under aliases due to state surveillance and crackdowns on dissent.