My delegation attended the 64th ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission) from 24 April to 14 May 2019 in Sharm El-Sheikh, the Arab Republic of Egypt. It comprised human rights defenders (HRDs) from Algeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon,...
Mr. President, Madam High Commissioner, DefendDefenders salutes your approach to preventative engagement, which was clearly expressed in, among other statements, the address you delivered at the end of your mission to Cameroon, on 6 May 2019. A range of tools should be used to address country situations,...
As civil society organisations from across the region, we are concerned by the increased arrests of human rights defenders in Zimbabwe. In 2019 alone, numerous human rights defenders have been arrested, detained and charged with offences such as ‘subverting constitutional government’ and ‘participating in gathering with...
Highlights AfricanDefenders Convention (Johannesburg 20+) Twenty years after the All African Human Rights Defenders Conference held in Johannesburg in 1998, AfricanDefenders’ convention (Johannesburg+20) was held from 12 to 14 June in Zanzibar, Tanzania. The convention brought together human rights defenders (HRDs) from all the regions of Africa,...
Highlights AfricanDefenders Convention (Johannesburg 20+) Twenty years after the All African Human Rights Defenders Conference held in Johannesburg in 1998, AfricanDefenders’ convention (Johannesburg+20) was held from 12 to 14 June in Zanzibar, Tanzania. The convention brought together human rights defenders (HRDs) from all the regions of...
Johannesburg and Kampala: 12 July 2019 The Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (SAHRDN) jointly with the Pan African Human Rights Defenders Network (AfricanDefenders) call on Malawi authorities to immediately release two detained human rights defenders (HRDs). Gift Trapence and McDonald Sembereka. Mr. Trapence is...
