The appointment of Dr. Abiy Ahmed as Prime Minister of Ethiopia comes with increasing reforms in the country, including opening up of civic space. Taking advantage of this opportunity, a delegation from DefendDefenders (the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project) and AfricanDefenders...
Remarks by Arnold Tsunga, SAHRDN's Chairperson 6 February 2019 The Southern African Human Rights Defenders Network (SAHRDN) is a sub-regional network that works to protect and promote the rights of HRDS within the sub-region of Southern Africa. It offers rapid and practical support to HRDs facing persecution...
This article was first published by Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies. The undersigned rights organizations condemn the Egyptian authorities’ latest spate of executions, with three people executed by hanging on February 13 and another three people hanged less than a week earlier on February 7....
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]*Version française ci-dessous* On 14 February 2019, AfricanDefenders (the Pan-African Human Rights Defenders Network) launched the Ubuntu Hub Cities in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire - an Africa-based relocation programme for human rights defenders (HRDs) at risk. “Côte d’Ivoire is the...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]*Version française ci-dessous* On 19 February 2019, Tunis became part of AfricanDefenders’ (the Pan-African Human Rights Defenders Network) Ubuntu Hub Cities initiative - an African-based relocation programme for human rights defenders (HRDs) at risk. The launch of the Ubuntu...
This article was first published by DefendDefenders. Today, the 40th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (“the HRC”or “the Council”) opens for four weeks in Geneva. A DefendDefenders delegation led by the Executive Director, Hassan Shire, will actively advocate for enhanced protection for human rights...
