This post first appeared on DefendDefenders' website Dear friends and colleagues, 2020 is an auspicious year for women’s and girls’ rights, as we commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration – recognised as one of the most progressive roadmaps for women’s and girl’s rights. DefendDefenders will...
This article was first published on DefendDefenders' website The Somali activist Faiza Abdi Mohamed has promoted human rights in her home country for a decade, which has made her a target of verbal abuse, threats, and arbitrary arrest, forcing her to flee Somalia and seek exile...
This article was first published by Réseau Ouest Africain des Défenseurs des Droits Humains - Roaddh/wahrdn Lome, Jan,30th 2020 Public disturbances on 26th January in Banjul -THE GAMBIA- On Sunday 26 January 2020, the Gambia which emerged from 22 years of dictatorship three years ago witnessed a heavy...
