24 Jan

Posted at 09:59h in AfricanDefenders

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24 Jan

Posted at 07:38h in AfricanDefenders, Southern Africa

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13 Dec

Posted at 11:52h in DéfenseursAfricains

Déclaration et Plan d’action d’Accra pour la protection des défenseurs des droits humains agréés par les institutions nationales des droits humains en Afrique et les défenseurs des droits humains     Première réunion consultative, tenue à Accra (Ghana) les 5 et 6 décembre 2022 PRÉAMBULE   Nous, Participants à la...

09 Dec

Posted at 08:04h in AfricanDefenders

Accra Declaration and Plan of Action for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders between the National Human Rights Institutions in Africa and Human Rights Defenders   First Consultative Meeting – held in Accra, Ghana, 5th – 6th December 2022. PREAMBLE We, the Participants at the first consultative meeting...

11 Nov

Posted at 12:27h in AfricanDefenders

Call for Nominations for the 4th Edition of AfricanDefenders’ Shield Awards AfricanDefenders is pleased to announce the launch of the call for nominations for the 4th Edition of the AfricanDefenders’ Shield Awards which aims at honoring HRDs from regions across Africa who have contributed to changes...