This year, the Martin Ennals Foundation celebrates the 30^th anniversary of the Martin Ennals Award, a prestigious distinction awarded by ten of the leading human rights organizations in the world. The ceremony in honor of the 2024 Laureates took place in Geneva on November 21^st. The Foundation is now continuing the 2024 festivities with a series of portraits of some of the most outstanding human rights defenders whom the Jury considered. 

Jamal Abdallah Khamis Ishaq is a Massalit Sudanese lawyer and head of the organisation El Juzur, initially focused on providing legal aid to victims of gender-based violence and reporting violations in West Darfur, Sudan. After the conflict escalated in 2023, he volunteered in makeshift clinics and documented casualties during communication blackouts. He survived a massacre on June 15, endured torture and interrogations while fleeing to Chad, and continues to face threats alongside other activists in refugee camps in Eastern Chad.

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