An Interview with Fatma el-Mehdi: Western Sahara Peace & Women’s Rights Activist
Fatma el-Mehdi is a Western Saharan activist who has been a refugee in Algeria for more than forty years. She is the secretary general of the National Union of...
Lisa Söderlindh is Senior Strategic Communications Officer of Civil Rights Defenders, a human rights NGO based in Stockholm. Following a dual degree in Media & Communication and Journalism from the University of Stockholm, she has coordinated communication interventions across governmental and non-profit sectors for over ten years. In 2016, she received the Public Sector’s Innovator of the Year Award for her work as Communication Initiative Manager at the Swedish Migration Agency. In addition, she has served as an expert on loan to UNESCO, and carried out assignments across Latin America and Africa as a delegate with the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. She has also provided in-depth coverage for Axess Television in Sweden and contributed to the news flow of the global News Agency Inter Press Service.