These guidelines are a part of the NHRF's efforts to increase security and protection for grantees and human rights defenders. They aim to:

• Ensure that our grantees have the resources to develop security plans and proper strategies to deal with security risks;

• Help our grantees establish contact with relevant national and international actors working on the protection of human rights defenders and access their support;

• Increase our grantees' awareness of security strategies’ and how to mitigate security risks;

• Increase our grantees' knowledge of the normative framework and available support mechanisms for defenders at risk.