With the support of UN Human Rights, the social justice centres movement is flourishing in Kenya, and community human rights defenders are making their voices heard and their impact felt.

For the last 30 years, Karina Pankievich has fought for the rights of transgender people in Uruguay, most recently in the fight to keep from repeal the country’s first law on rights for transgender people. “An activist is the person who knows that she has the ability to help and fight for rights that other people do not have.”