This article was first published on the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies' website The undersigned rights organizations strongly condemn the Egyptian government’s relentless closure of all outlets for civil society activity in the country, as demonstrated once again by the recent issuance, in January 2021,...
This article was first published on the National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders' Uganda website (Kampala / February 18, 2021) The National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders in Uganda (NCHRD-U) expresses deep and grave concern over the continued targeting of journalists while they undertake their legitimate...
This post was first published on DefendDefenders' website Oral statements delivered by DefendDefenders at the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC46, 22 February-23 March 2021) (Due to the Covid-19-related restrictions, HRC46 is entirely virtual, and all statements are video-recorded statements) Item 2: General debate (1 March...
This report was first published on the Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network's website The Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (SAHRDN) in collaboration with Advancing Rights in Southern Africa (ARISA) and Amnesty International of Southern Africa held the 2020 HRDs Summit virtually due to COVID-19...
