AfricanDefenders a l’intention de réaliser une évaluation de la situation des droits humains et de l’espace civique en République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) ainsi qu’une analyse des besoins en matière de protection des défenseurs des droits humains (DDH). La RDC, qui figure en bas des classements...
This post is also available in French AfricanDefenders would like to carry out an assessment of the situation of human rights and civic space in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as well as an assessment of the protection needs of human rights defenders (HRDs). DRC, which...
Source: CHRDA We condemn in the strongest possible terms the assault meted out on the person of Barrister Legenju Vitalis of Poubom and Partners law firm in Buea, by armed separatist fighters in Ekona. In the evening of Friday 30 April, 2021, about 10 members of the...
Over 2,300 civilians have been killed and over half a million people have had to flee their homes since violence erupted in Cabo Delgado in 2017. The crisis is escalating rapidly. If left unabated, it threatens regional peace and stability in southern Africa – and...
68th Ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) Parallel hybrid event on the South Sudan Date: 30 April 2021 Time: 11:00h- 12:30h EAT; 10:00h- 11:30h CAT [button size='' style='' text='Register Here' icon='fa-pencil' icon_color='' link='https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvd-6sqjIoE90NKNHWbg2uOBOi9lBjSisp' target='_self' color='' hover_color='' border_color='' hover_border_color='' background_color='' hover_background_color='' font_style='' font_weight='' text_align=''...
[button size='' style='' text='Download the Portuguese version' icon='' icon_color='' link='https://africandefenders.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Call-for-consultancy_scoping-study-Português-30.pdf' target='_self' color='' hover_color='' border_color='' hover_border_color='' background_color='' hover_background_color='' font_style='' font_weight='' text_align='' margin=''] Background African human rights defenders (HRDs) face a spectrum of interlocking challenges that often create a hostile working environment. They often face restrictions on their own...
