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16 Aug Taita Taveta land rights activists jailed for mobilising community members

Posted at 10:34h in East & Horn of Africa
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This statement was first published by Defenders Coalition Eight (8) activists from Taita Taveta County in the coastal region of Kenya are now facing the risk of serving three (3) months of jail time based on a ruling delivered on Monday 2 August 2021 by a...

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29 Jun Multilateral action is needed to address the human rights crisis in Cameroon

Posted at 08:33h in AfricanDefenders, East & Horn of Africa
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In a letter AfricanDefenders, DefendDefenders, and partners sent to states on 12 May 2021, ahead of the 47th session of the UN Human Rights Council, over 60 NGOs urge member and observer states of the Council to support action to address Cameroon’s hu­man rights crisis, including in...

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21 Jun World Refugee Day 2021: A focus on exiled human rights defenders

Posted at 11:35h in AfricanDefenders, East & Horn of Africa
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AfricanDefenders and DefendDefenders join the rest of the world to commemorate World Refugee Day, which is celebrated annually on 20 June. This day honours the courage and strength of refugees including exiled human rights defenders (HRDs) who have fled their countries to escape persecution or...

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21 Jun Ethiopia: United Nations urged to take action on human rights crisis in Tigray

Posted at 07:06h in AfricanDefenders, East & Horn of Africa, Northern Africa
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On 10 June, twelve regional and international human rights organizations, including AfricanDefenders sent a joint letter to representatives of member states and observer states in the United Nations Human Rights Council, urging them to adopt a resolution at the upcoming 47th session of the Council...

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24 May DEFENDERS COALITION SOLIDARITY STATEMENT ON THE 2021 IDAHOBIT CELEBRATIONS

Posted at 11:13h in East & Horn of Africa
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This statement was first published by Defenders Coalition Kenya The 2021 IDAHOBIT celebrations have come at a time where SOGIE HRDs and organizations are mourning and alarmed of their safety and security. Defenders Coalition is concerned about the recent killing of a respected human rights defender...

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20 Apr ACHPR68: Updates from the East and Horn of Africa (October 2020-April 2021)

Posted at 11:55h in Defenders, East & Horn of Africa
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Source: DefendDefenders In its bi-annual report to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), DefendDefenders highlights the most pressing human rights issues in the East and Horn of Africa sub-region from October 2020 to April 2021, focusing on issues pertaining to civic space (freedoms of opinion...

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