Yes, we are working in a rather difficult situation. We are a non-governmental organization. We have a legal presence. We are registered. We are following the procedures that are described by the government to legally exist in the country.
Having said that, our activity is not necessarily approved by the government, and we are frequently summoned by security. Some of my staff have been arrested by security for working on issues like children's and women's rights. We always try to talk to our members, to our board, and to our stakeholders on how we can navigate such conditions.
SORD is part of a human rights defenders group whereby we are trying to educate ourselves on how we can protect ourselves, our documents, and definitely the target group we are working with.
Yes, we know we are working in a delicate situation. We try to work together and always have contingency plans on how to do things. But of course, it is our decision to do that, and we are making a difference. We also try to approach women, especially among the government, because there are certain issues where women can listen beyond their political ideology. So we are trying to work with some soft-liners—if that's the right word—and to have them on our side, which is not an easy thing to do, but that is how we have been existing up to now.