Meet the people fighting to defend human rights of others internationally

Caroline O’Doherty meets a number of human rights defenders from around the world

Shahindha Ismail wants people interested in visiting the Maldives to choose carefully where they are going to stay as there are pro-democracy resorts.

Over the weekend more than 100 human rights defenders left Ireland for countries and regimes around the world where they face threats ranging from harassment and imprisonment to torture and death for their work in asserting the rights of others.

They were visiting Ireland for the Dublin Platform hosted by Front Line Defenders which every two years provides an opportunity for activists to network, campaign and receive moral and practical support.