This post first appeared on DefendDefender's website Dear friends and colleagues, Happy new year! As we leave 2019 behind us, I wish to reflect on our activities and events that had an impact on the situation of human rights defenders (HRDs) in the East and Horn of Africa sub-region...
This post first appeared on DefendDefenders' website Mr. Michel Forst United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders Professor Rémy Ngoy Lumbu African Commission Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders and Focal Point on Reprisals in Africa Dear Sirs, Re: Urgent Request for Intervention in the Case of...
In celebration of Human Rights Defenders Day (9 December) and International Human Rights Day (10 December), DefendDefenders and more than 60 human rights defenders (HRDs) gathered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on the occasion of the 2019 edition of DefendDefenders’ annual flagship event, Claiming Spaces: Tactical...
In commemoration of International Human Rights Defenders Day and International Human Rights Day, celebrated on 9 and 10 December respectively, DefendDefenders hosted 70 Ethiopian human rights defenders (HRDs) for its flagship event, Claiming Spaces: Tactical Tools for Human Rights Defenders. The event, taking place in...
We, the undersigned human rights defenders (HRDs) and organisations, meeting at the Intercontinental Hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on the initiative of DefendDefenders (the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project), and in collaboration with Association of Human Rights in Ethiopia (AHRE), Consortium...
A campaign about African women human rights defenders and courage By AfricanDefenders & DefendDefenders Illustrations: Primordial M Story: Gentrix Barasa THE STORY OF MARTHA (1:3) Listen to the podcast here: [audio mp3="https://africandefenders.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Martha-final.mp3"][/audio] A woman could be heard screaming from a distance in the town square. The distinct sound of a whip hitting...
