Source: DefendDefenders Oral statements delivered by DefendDefenders at the 45th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC45, 14 September-6 October 2020) Item 2: General Debate (15 September 2020) Madam President, Madam High Commissioner, We thank you for your update. We will raise a number of country situations during dedicated interactive...
This article was first posted by DefendDefenders Karis Moses Oteba is DefendDefenders’ Protection Officer and Well-being Lead, promoting self-care and effective stress management amongst human rights defenders (HRDs). He started defending human rights at the early age of 11, as a member of the children’s parliament,...
This statement was first published by Defenders Coalition Today, the Defenders Coalition joins indigenous persons from around the globe to commemorate the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People. The Defenders Coalition is proud to be part of this marginalized community that has endured diverse effects...
This Newsletter was first published by National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders Uganda The coalition in partnership with Civil Rights Defenders-Sweden(CRD), considered it necessary to re-tool these organizations with the basic safety tools that we strongly believe will boost the existing safety and security tools as...
BACKGROUND: Human rights defenders play a critical role in the society in the protection and promotion of human rights which is integral to the success of a nation’s growth. Human rights defenders work individually or in collaboration with others towards the realization of a human right...
This statement was first published by Defenders Coalition We, the security and human rights organisations from Africa, comprising of community-based organisations (CBOs), grass-roots movements, women associations, youth movements, social justice centers, marginalized groups and civil society organisations (CSOs) from different parts of Africa, are saddened and...
