AfricanDefenders and DefendDefenders join the rest of the world to commemorate World Refugee Day, which is celebrated annually on 20 June. This day honours the courage and strength of refugees including exiled human rights defenders (HRDs) who have fled their countries to escape persecution or...
PROPOS LIMINAIRES Les Défenseurs des Droits de l’Homme dans l’exercice de leurs activités de promotion et de protection des Droits de l’Homme sont exposés à des risques. Le niveau de la gravité du risque dépend de la sensibilité de la thématique liée au domaine d’activités ou...
On 10 June, twelve regional and international human rights organizations, including AfricanDefenders sent a joint letter to representatives of member states and observer states in the United Nations Human Rights Council, urging them to adopt a resolution at the upcoming 47th session of the Council...
In response to the Algerian government’s crackdown on opposition and independent forces in the country, AfricanDefenders,the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, in cooperation with 80 Algerian, regional and international human rights organisations, sent a letter to the member states of the United Nations Human...
