Even after 20 years of “UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders”, women human rights defenders (HRD) face systematic structural violence for raising awareness of political and environmental issues affecting their daily lives. To highlight the stories of these women, the Canadian Embassy in Bangkok launched a project “Her Life, Her Diary: Side by Side WHRDs 2018 – Diary of Hope and Dreams” featuring 20 women defenders and their everyday struggle against social injustice. Photo Credit: Luke Duggleby