Moses Kabaseke, a talented hip-hop artist and activist from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), was forced to flee to Uganda in 2013 – at only 16 years old. Kabaseke, known by his stage name Belidor, has produced music since he was a child. “I use...
On 12 September 2019, DefendDefenders (the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project), in collaboration with AfricanDefenders (the Pan-African Human Rights Defenders Network), convened the second interactive dialogue between protection service providers (PSPs) and human rights defenders (HRDs) in exile in Uganda....
Today, as we commemorate the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, DefendDefenders and AfricanDefenders call on states and relevant actors to guarantee the rights of indigenous peoples, and human rights defenders (HRDs) working to protect them, as set out in the UN Declaration on...
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Geneva, Switzerland 2 August 2019 Excellencies, Ahead of the 42 nd session of the UN Human Rights Council (“HRC” or “the Council”), we, the undersigned national, regional, and international civil society organisations, write to...
This article was first published by DefendDefenders The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique process which involves a review of the human rights records of all United Nations Member States. The process provides for the participation of all relevant stakeholders, including non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and...
This article was first published by DefendDefenders DefendDefenders welcomes the adoption of a resolution on Eritrea today at the UN Human Rights Council (“Council”). While making clear that diplomatic progress in the Horn of Africa has not translated into domestic human rights progress in Eritrea, the...
