Bishoftu Declaration African Human Rights Defenders at a Cross Road! We, Human Rights Defenders from 36 African countries gathered at the margins of the 36th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly (Heads of States and Governments Session) held from 15 to 17 February 2023 in Bishfotu,...
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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...
As leading human rights and legal aid organizations, we urge the government of Zimbabwe to desist from targeting and negatively profiling civil society organizations, which provide invaluable services to the people of Zimbabwe and play a vital role in ensuring good governance in the country....
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...
