HIGHLIGHTS In October, the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR) held its 65th ordinary session in Banjul, The Gambia. We supported the participation of human rights defenders in the NGO forum, ordinary session and also conducted bilateral meetings and strategic advocacy. Six human rights...
Communiqué on the Ubuntu Hub Cities coordinators workshop From 4 to 8 November 2019, AfricanDefenders (the Pan-African Human Rights Defenders Network) organised a workshop that brought together hub cities coordinators and implementing partners of the Ubuntu Hub Cities initiative to strengthen the local implementation of the initiative. The Ubuntu Hub Cities initiative is a city-based relocation initiative for human rights...
In April 2009, HRDs and regional and international stakeholders gathered in Kampala, Uganda for the ‘All Africa Human Rights Defenders Conference’ (Johannesburg +10). The event aimed to take stock of the achievements made in the protection of HRDs since the first ‘All Africa Human Rights...
From 11-16 October 2019, DefendDefenders and AfricanDefenders conducted a mission to Sudan, at a critical time for the country and the human rights its people. The delegation was led by Hassan Shire (AfricanDefenders' Chairperson and DefendDefenders' Executive Director) and included Majid Maali (Capacity Building Officer)...
Item 8: Activity report of the Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders and focal point on reprisals in Africa Honourable Chairperson, distinguished Commissioners, State delegates, representatives of National Human Rights Institutions and non-governmental organisations, DefendDefenders (The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project) and AfricanDefenders...
65th ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights Item 8: Activity report of the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa Honourable Chairperson, distinguished Commissioners, State delegates, representatives of National Human Rights Institutions and non-governmental organisations, Defend Defenders (The...
