Source: The Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network The Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (SAHRDN) is deeply concerned about reports of increasing human rights violations in Tanzania, following the 28 October General Elections. Since preparations for the elections began, State authorities in Tanzania have crushed dissent...

Source: The Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network Photo credit : Global Environment Trust [blockquote text="“I refused to sign. I cannot sell out my people. And if need be, I will die for my people.”" text_color="" width="" line_height="undefined" background_color="#babebf" border_color="" show_quote_icon="yes" quote_icon_color="#000000"] - Tragically, grandmother Fikile Ntshangase’s words...

Source: The Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders network In the latest Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, Legal Monitor (LM) Protest Edition, the spotlight was on renowned Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga and several other human rights defenders, who were arrested for engaging in protests and how from Bulawayo...

This article was first posted by the Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network The Southern Africa Human Rights Roundup is a weekly column aimed at highlighting important human rights news in southern Africa. It integrates efforts of human rights defenders and facilitates evidence-based engagement with key...