Human Rights House Foundation’s “Portraits of Strength” photography exhibition honours and celebrates the vital role that women play in defending human rights, and portrays women human rights defenders (WHRDs) from across the Network of Human Rights Houses. The Exhibition shares portraits and stories from WHRDs working on a variety of issues including the documentation of human rights violations and alleged war crimes, the rule of law, women’s rights, political prisoners, freedom of expression, and more. The exhibition, now in its third edition, was originally launched in 2014 on International Women Human Rights Defenders Day in response to the landmark UN resolution in the previous year (General Assembly resolution 68/181). The resolution acknowledged the serious challenges faced by WHRDs, and urged far greater efforts to protect and empower them.
Events
Portraits of Strength exhibition at HUMAN in Oslo
From 10-16 March 2025, the third edition of the Portraits of Strength exhibition, featuring women human rights defenders from the Network of Human Rights Houses, was exhibited at Vega Scene in Oslo as part of the Human International Documentary Film Festival.
