Prisoners of Conscience

Who we are

Prisoners of Conscience seeks to tranform the lives of people who have been persecuted for their acts of conscience to protect and advance human rights around the world. We have been providing financial and practical support to prisoners of conscience across the world since 1962. 

Our culture and values

An open, transparent and supportive culture.

Our values:

Courage - to create sustainable impact for the people we work with as they challenge human rights abuses around the world

Integrity - to act with the highest standards and behaviour in the best interests of prisoners of conscience and reflecting our funders’ wishes

Empowerment - to empower everyone who is involved in our activities – prisoners of conscience, staff, volunteers, funders, trustees, patrons and referral agencies

Effectiveness - to pursue effectively our charitable purposes to transform the lives of prisoners of conscience and advance human rights

Ambition - to respond to our beneficiaries’ greatest needs and constantly seek to increase our impact

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

Core statement from our Equality and Diversity policy:

Prisoners of Conscience is committed to promoting equality, diversity and a culture that actively values difference and recognises that people from different backgrounds and experiences can bring valuable insights to the workplace and enhance the way we work.