This letter was first posted by the Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network We, the undersigned organizations, are writing this letter to bring to your attention the worrying restrictive COVID-19 regulations presenting concerning ramifications for enjoyment of human rights, including livelihoods. As the international community strives to...

This article was first posted by Defenders Coalition   Submission to the Senate: Situation of Judicial Executions (EJEs) and Enforced Disappearances (EDs) in Kenya. Human Rights Defenders, Journalists and Whistle-blowers Working on EJEs The Defenders Coalition, which is the national coalition of human rights defenders in Kenya has...

For more than five years, Burkina Faso has been facing terrorist attacks led by armed endogenous groups or from neighbouring countries, where the populations and the defence and security forces have paid a heavy price. Attacks, kidnappings, killings of people and soldiers and harassment against...