This paper was first published by DefendDefenders DefendDefenders regularly engages with the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), including through its Geneva office. In a paper released today, “The UN Human Rights Council: What is it? How can it help human rights defenders? How to engage with it?,” we...
This statement was first posted by the Tanzania Human Rights Defenders Coalition Tanzanian comedian and actor Mr. Idris Sultan has been charged for failure to register a sim card at the Kisutu Resident Magistrates’ Court, Dar es Salaam – Tanzania. This charges come after being in...
This article was first posted by Defenders Coalition I have no doubt in my mind that Covid-19 is a devastating disease. It is a pestilence of mass decimating capacity, comparable perhaps to the Spanish Influenza. The Government’s financial ability to deal with the emergency is undisputed....
This article was first posted by Defenders Coalition Submission to the Senate: Situation of Judicial Executions (EJEs) and Enforced Disappearances (EDs) in Kenya. Human Rights Defenders, Journalists and Whistle-blowers Working on EJEs The Defenders Coalition, which is the national coalition of human rights defenders in Kenya has...
This report was first published by DefendDefenders In a new report published today, DefendDefenders analyses the situation of human rights defenders (HRDs) and civil society in South Sudan after the signature of the 2018 Revitalised Peace Agreement and formation, in early 2020, of a national unity...
This article was first posted by DefendDefenders In a joint paper released today, a group of 12 NGOs encourage States to more systematically use civic space indicators as objective criteria for action at the UN Human Rights Council. “Mainstreaming civic space in State interventions at the UN Human...
