AFRICAN DEFENDERS | Gentrix Barasa

19 Jul Guinea: The return of arbitrary arrests

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26 Jun Kenya: Stop Police Brutality Against Peaceful Protesters

Posted at 13:18h in AfricanDefenders

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09 May Communiqué on the Detention of Human Rights Defenders in Tunisia

Posted at 18:42h in AfricanDefenders

Civil society organizations are deeply troubled by the rise of racist narratives targeting foreigners in Tunisia, particularly sub-Saharan migrants. Recent events, including the detention of respected human rights activist Sherifa Riahi and others associated with Terre d'Asile, signal a troubling trend of intimidation against those...

03 May A Press for the Planet: Journalism in the Face of the Environmental Crisis.

Posted at 11:57h in East & Horn of Africa

This post was first published on DefendDefenders' Website DefendDefenders joins the rest of the world to commemorate world press freedom day whose focus this year is on journalism in the face of the environmental crisis. This years’s theme emphasises the importance of journalism and the right...

08 Apr Joint submission ahead of Ethiopia’s fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

Posted at 08:56h in East & Horn of Africa

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...

04 Apr Algeria: Detainees must be released and civic space opened

Posted at 11:12h in AfricanDefenders

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...

19 Jul Guinea: The return of arbitrary arrests

26 Jun Kenya: Stop Police Brutality Against Peaceful Protesters

09 May Communiqué on the Detention of Human Rights Defenders in Tunisia

03 May A Press for the Planet: Journalism in the Face of the Environmental Crisis.

08 Apr Joint submission ahead of Ethiopia’s fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

04 Apr Algeria: Detainees must be released and civic space opened

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