18 Jun

Posted at 11:53h in AfricanDefenders, Central Africa, East & Horn of Africa, Northern Africa, Southern Africa, Western Africa

On 14 June 2019, AfricanDefenders (Pan-African Human Rights Defenders Network) acknowledged and awarded distinguished human rights defenders (HRDs) on the African continent for their contribution to the advancement of human rights. The winners, Beatrice Mtetwa, Felix Agbor Aniyor, Donald Deya,  Fatou Jagne Senghor, and the...

18 Jun

Posted at 07:25h in AfricanDefenders, Central Africa, East & Horn of Africa, Northern Africa, Southern Africa, Western Africa

 1.  Twenty years after the All African Human Rights Defenders Conference held in Johannesburg in 1999, AfricanDefenders (the Pan African Human Rights Defenders Network) convened the AfricanDefenders Convention (Johannesburg+20) from 12-14 June 2019 in Zanzibar, United Republic of Tanzania. 2 . The Convention brought together human...

09 May

Posted at 07:22h in AfricanDefenders, Newsletter

HIGHLIGHTS 64th session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights In April, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) held its 64th session in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. We facilitated the participation of human rights defenders (HRDs) to the NGO Forum and the Ordinary Session, and conducted bilateral...