Safeguard Defenders

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

Safeguard Defenders

Formation	2019
Founder	Peter Dahlin Michael Caster
Founded at	Madrid, Spain
Type	Nonprofit, NGO
VAT ID no.	G88426192
Legal status	Foundation
Purpose	Human rights activism
Location	Madrid, Spain
Website	safeguarddefenders.com
Formerly called	China Action

History

In 2009, activists Peter Dahlin and Michael Caster, from Sweden and the United States respectively, founded China Action, a non-governmental organization (NGO) with a mission of 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 of work spanning across Asia while being specialized in documenting and combatting transnational repression by China.^[6]

Research

In October 2022, Safeguard Defenders published a report on China's Ministry of Public Security's clandestine police stations around the world.^[7][8]

Reception

In November 2022, NewsGuard reported that a pro-Chinese government disinformation campaign on Twitter had been launched against Safeguard Defenders.^[9]

See also

• Forced confession