This statement was first published by Defenders Coalition We, the security and human rights organisations from Africa, comprising of community-based organisations (CBOs), grass-roots movements, women associations, youth movements, social justice centers, marginalized groups and civil society organisations (CSOs) from different parts of Africa, are saddened and...
Cette déclaration publiée à l'origine par le Réseau Ouest Africain des Défenseurs des Droits Humains Monsieur le Président de la Commission Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples, Honorables Commissaires, tout protocole strictement observé. Le Réseau Ouest Africain des Défenseurs des Droits Humains salue les efforts consentis...
Oral statements delivered by AfricanDefenders and DefendDefenders at the 66th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights which was held online for the first time because of the global pandemic COVID-19 (ACHPR66, 13 July 2020-7 August 2020) Item 3: Human Rights Situation...
This statement was first posted by the Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network Our network member from Mozambique, the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) followed up on the criminal case which involved state security agencies that had murdered Dr Anastacio Matavel, a human rights defender based in...
This article was first published by the Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network The Southern Africa Human Rights Roundup is a weekly column aimed at highlighting important human rights news in southern Africa. It integrates efforts of human rights defenders and facilitates evidence-based engagement with key...
This post was first published by DefendDefenders As despite the peace process and diplomatic breakthroughs in the Horn of Africa, no human rights progress can be reported in Eritrea, the United Nations’ (UN) top human rights body, the Human Rights Council, has extended the mandate of...
