This post was first published by DefendDefenders CIVICUS is a global alliance of civil society organisations (CSOs) and activists dedicated to strengthening citizen action and civil society around the world. Founded in 1993, CIVICUS has members in more than 180 countries throughout the world. The East and...
We, the signing associations and organizations, call on the Algerian authorities to release unjustly imprisoned detainees for expressing their opinions or peacefully exercising their freedoms, and to open up civic space to civil society actors in order to ensure the unhindered exercise of their missions...
This post was first published by DefendDefenders By adopting a resolution entitled “Advancing human rights in South Sudan,” the UN Human Rights Council ensured that international scrutiny of South Sudan’s human rights situation will cover the country’s first-ever national elections, which are set to take place...
AfricanDefenders and SouthernDefenders strongly condemn the continued harassment of Tanele Maseko and her minor children by Eswatini Authorities on March 28, 2024, in Mbabane, Johannesburg, and Kampala. The Pan-African Human Rights Defenders Network (AfricanDefenders) and the Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (SouthernDefenders) strongly condemn...
We joined multiple organizations and individuals from various regions unite to advocate for a global convention addressing crimes against humanity. We call upon states to use the 2024 April Resumed Session of the UN’s Sixth Committee to endorse a procedure enabling the advancement of the...
KAMPALA, Uganda and GENEVA, Switzerland,11 March 2024 - AfricanDefenders (Pan-African Human Rights Defenders Network) and the Committee for Justice (CFJ) have jointly petitioned the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, on behalf of Mr. Ahmed Salem, Director of the Sinai Foundation for Human Rights....
