This article was first published by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies on their website The undersigned organizations demand the immediate and unconditional release of Patrick George Zaki, a researcher at the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights and graduate student at the University of Bologna,...
This post first appeared on DefendDefenders' website Dear friends and colleagues, 2020 is an auspicious year for women’s and girls’ rights, as we commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration – recognised as one of the most progressive roadmaps for women’s and girl’s rights. DefendDefenders will...
This article was first published on DefendDefenders' website The Somali activist Faiza Abdi Mohamed has promoted human rights in her home country for a decade, which has made her a target of verbal abuse, threats, and arbitrary arrest, forcing her to flee Somalia and seek exile...
This article was first published by Réseau Ouest Africain des Défenseurs des Droits Humains - Roaddh/wahrdn Lome, Jan,30th 2020 Public disturbances on 26th January in Banjul -THE GAMBIA- On Sunday 26 January 2020, the Gambia which emerged from 22 years of dictatorship three years ago witnessed a heavy...
In a letter made public today, DefendDefenders and a group of NGOs call on the United Nations Human Rights Council to extend the mandate of the Commission on Human Rights (CoHR) in South Sudan. Despite the signing of a Revitalised Peace Agreement to end the conflict in the country, the...
February 4, 2020 Lilongwe and Johannesburg The Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (SAHRDN) applauds the historic decision by the Malawi’s Constitutional Court to order a fresh and credible election within 150 days of the ruling. SAHRDN encourages all parties to accept the verdict. SAHRDN calls on the...
