This article was first published by CIHRS The undersigned organizations reject the draft NGO law currently before the Egyptian parliament. Presented as an alternative to the widely-criticized Law 70 of 2017, the draft NGO is simply a rebranding of the current repressive law. It is animated...
22 July 2019 | Johannesburg, South Africa As part of its use of strategic litigation as a means to protect the rights of human rights defenders (HRDs), the Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (SAHRDN), has launched a complaint with the African Commission on Human and...
This article was first published by DefendDefenders The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique process which involves a review of the human rights records of all United Nations Member States. The process provides for the participation of all relevant stakeholders, including non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and...
On 14 June 2019, AfricanDefenders (Pan-African Human Rights Defenders Network) acknowledged and awarded distinguished human rights defenders (HRDs) on the African continent for their contribution to the advancement of human rights. The winners, Beatrice Mtetwa, Felix Agbor Aniyor, Donald Deya, Fatou Jagne Senghor, and the...
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Geneva, Switzerland 2 August 2019 Excellencies, Ahead of the 42 nd session of the UN Human Rights Council (“HRC” or “the Council”), we, the undersigned national, regional, and international civil society organisations, write to...
As an inspiring activist, illustrator, and graphic designer, Alaa Satir uses her art as a tool to promote women’s rights and justice in Sudan. “The challenges that we,women, have faced in Sudanese society have been enormous – we have been the main casualties of Omar al-Bashir’s regime,”...
