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...
The assessments will be based on desk research and interviews with staff of the sub-regional networks, board members, HRDs who have received support from the sub-regional networks and other actors working closely with the work of the sub-regional networks. The consultancies will be supervised by...
These recent arrests have taken place amidst mounting repression against journalists and civil society activists seeking to speak the truth to power. Since president Faure Gnassingbé was re-elected for a fourth term in February 2020, the authorities have increasingly cracked downed on journalists and civil society...
The Forum on the Participation of Non-Governmental Organisations at ACHPR69 AfricanDefenders and DefendDefenders virtually hosted the NGO forum preceding ACHPR69 in which we delivered the following statements: [vc_row row_type='expandable' text_align='center' background_color='#0a7c43' border_color='' more_button_label='State of Civic Space in Africa' less_button_label='Less' button_position='center' color=''][vc_column width='1/1'] [button size='' style='' text='Read the full...
The war in Cabo Delgado is now in its fourth year. The human suffering has been incalculable, with currently over 750 000 persons displaced, and many thousands killed....
