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14 Jan News from AfricanDefenders| November & December 2019

Posted at 13:10h in AfricanDefenders

Highlights Ubuntu Hub Cities Coordinators Workshop Recognising the importance of strengthening the local implementation of the Ubuntu Hub Cities initiative, AfricanDefenders organised a workshop for hub cities coordinators in Kampala, Uganda, in November 2019. The workshop brought together the Ubuntu Hub Cities coordinators, psychosocial specialists, and human rights defenders (HRDs) who have benefitted from the Ubuntu Hub Cities initiative to deliberate on...

18 Dec Looking back on 2019: End of the year statement

Posted at 13:52h in AfricanDefenders

Dear friends and colleagues, 2019 has been a busy and fruitful year for DefendDefenders and AfricanDefenders. As we near the end, I would like to take some time to reflect on our achievements and challenges during the course of this year. I am happy to report...

13 Dec Resolution on the Establishment of the Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Coalition

Posted at 12:43h in AfricanDefenders, East & Horn of Africa

We, the undersigned human rights defenders (HRDs) and organisations, meeting at the Intercontinental Hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on the initiative of DefendDefenders (the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project), and in collaboration with Association of Human Rights in Ethiopia (AHRE), Consortium...

11 Dec Time to act: Protect defenders who speak up against business impact on people and planet

Posted at 09:56h in AfricanDefenders

On Human Rights Day, the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights together with the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders and a group of civil society organisationsi are highlighting a key message from the recent UN Forum on Business and Human Rights (Geneva,...

10 Dec THE THREE WOMEN

Posted at 11:20h in AfricanDefenders, East & Horn of Africa

A campaign about African women human rights defenders and courage By AfricanDefenders & DefendDefenders Illustrations: Primordial M Story: Gentrix Barasa THE STORY OF MARTHA (1:3) Listen to the podcast here: [audio mp3="https://africandefenders.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Martha-final.mp3"][/audio] A woman could be heard screaming from a distance in the town square. The distinct sound of a whip hitting...

06 Dec ACHPR: Reflections on the 65th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

Posted at 12:37h in AfricanDefenders, East & Horn of Africa

I had the honour in my capacity as Chairperson of AfricanDefenders and Executive Director of DefendDefenders to lead a joint delegation of more than 20 persons, including staff and human rights defenders (HRDs) from Algeria, Cameroon, Egypt, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, and Uganda to attend the...

14 Jan News from AfricanDefenders| November & December 2019

18 Dec Looking back on 2019: End of the year statement

13 Dec Resolution on the Establishment of the Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Coalition

11 Dec Time to act: Protect defenders who speak up against business impact on people and planet

10 Dec THE THREE WOMEN

06 Dec ACHPR: Reflections on the 65th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

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