DefendDefenders joins the rest of the world in commemorating International Women’s Day 2022. This year’s theme: “Gender Equality today for a sustainable tomorrow,” reiterates the importance of eliminating any gender barriers and differentiations in the fight against climate change. In particular, it draws our attention to the nexus...
In a first for the Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (Southern Defenders), the 2021 Southern Defenders two-day annual summit was hosted in a city outside its headquarters in Johannesburg and was taken to the capital city of Mozambique, Maputo. The Southern Defenders in partnership...
Sign the petition at change.org We, the undersigned civil society organizations and individuals are deeply concerned that a Nigerian filmmaker Aminu Umar Mukhtar, popularly known as Aminu Nasara, has reportedly been declared wanted by the Kano State Censorship Board for allegedly promoting immorality with his new drama series...
On the third anniversary of the pro-democracy protest movement “Hirak”, the undersigned organisations are highly dismayed at the dangerous intensification of repressive tactics used by the Algerian authorities to silence peaceful dissent and stifle civil society. The arrests of human rights defenders Zaki Hannache and...
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council 10 February 2022 Re: Extend the mandate of the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan Excellencies, We, the undersigned non-governmental organisations, write to urge your delegation to support the extension of...
In a letter sent to the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, the Director of the UN Office at Geneva, and the President of the UN Human Rights Council today, a group of NGOs express their utmost concern over the Human Rights Council’s decision to allow newly...
