Safeguard Defenders

Safeguard Defenders is a not-for profit human rights organization which monitors disappearances in China. It was co-founded by Michael Caster and Peter Dahlin.[1][2][3] Founded in June 2019 in Madrid, Spain, it operates as a private foundation.[4]

Safeguard Defenders
Formation2019
Founder
  • Peter Dahlin
  • Michael Caster
Founded atMadrid, Spain
TypeNonprofit, NGO
G88426192
Legal statusFoundation
PurposeHuman rights activism
Location
  • Madrid, Spain
Websitesafeguarddefenders.com
Formerly called
China Action

In 2009, activists Peter Dahlin and Michael Caster, from Sweden and the United States respectively, founded China Action, an NGO promoting human rights in China.[5] After some years of low profile activity, the foundation was re-established in Madrid under the name Safeguard Defenders, with a wider scope on Asia, but specialized on China.

In October 2022, Safeguard Defenders published a report on China's Ministry of Public Security's clandestine police stations around the world.[6][7]

Bots spreading repetitive spam content about Safeguard Defenders

In November 2022, NewsGuard reported that a pro-Chinese government disinformation campaign on Twitter had been launched against Safeguard Defenders.[8]

See also

References
  1. Hale, Erin (2021-12-02). "Why the Women's Tennis Association rallied for Peng Shuai". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 2023-04-20. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  2. Wong, Edward (2016-01-21). "China Uses Foreigners' Televised Confessions to Serve Its Own Ends". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  3. "瑞典人彼得·達林：我在中國上電視認罪，《1984》噩夢成為現實". theinitium.com (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 2018-10-01.
  4. "Disposición 8052 del BOE núm. 195 de 2020". Boletín Oficial Del Estado. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-04-25. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  5. "About Us". Chinese Urgent Action Working Group (中国维权紧急援助组). Archived from the original on 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  6. "China mantiene al menos nueve 'comisarías clandestinas' en España". abc (in Spanish). 2022-10-26. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  7. "China, acusada de tener 'comisarías' clandestinas en el exterior para detener a disidentes". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2022-10-26. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  8. Sabin, Sam (29 November 2022). "New pro-China disinfo Twitter campaign zeros in on critical NGO". Axios. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
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