CENTRAL AFRICA

RÉSEAU DES DÉFENSEURS DES DROITS HUMAINS EN AFRIQUE CENTRALE

Cameroun | Central African Republic | Chad | Congo Brazzaville | Democratic Republic of Congo | Equatorial Guinea | Gabon | São Tomé and Príncipe

The Central Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (Réseau des Défenseurs des Droits Humains en Afrique Centrale – REDHAC) is AfricanDefenders’ member in Central Africa, based in Douala, Cameroon. REDHAC accompanies and reinforces the work of human rights defenders (HRDs) with the aim to mitigate their vulnerabilities and risks, and raise awareness of the human rights situation in the sub-region. Its vision is to promote, train and support HRDs, foster solidarity among them, and defend their rights whenever these are under pressure.

REDHAC covers eight countries, many of which have experienced massive violations of human rights with complete impunity, and represents over 200 members, including HRDs, lawyers, and journalists.

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Coalitions

Alliance des Défenseurs des droits humains et de l’environnement au Tchad (ADHET)

LATEST UPDATES

19
Dec
2024

Stand With REDHAC: Defending Civic Space and Human Rights in Cameroon

AfricanDefenders and its network members and partners are deeply concerned and disturbed by recent news of the unjustifiable imposition of a restriction on the Network of Human Rights Defenders in Central Africa (REDHAC) to operate throughout Cameroon. AfricanDefenders and all its member networks believe this
23
Feb
2023

ATTEMPTED ARREST, INHUMAN AND DEGRADING TREATMENT OF JOURNALIST XAVIER MESSE, PUBLICATION DIRECTOR OF THE PRIVATE JOURNAL “LE CALAME”

The Human Rights Defenders Network in Central Africa (REDHAC), its Coalition REDHAC-Cameroon and AfricanDefenders (Pan-African Network of Human Rights Defenders) condemn with their utmost energy the attempted arrest as well as the inhuman and degrading treatment inflicted on the journalist and Director of Publication of
06
May
2021

Statement on the attack of Barrister Legenju Vitalis

Source: CHRDA We condemn in the strongest possible terms the assault meted out on the person of Barrister Legenju Vitalis of Poubom and Partners law firm in Buea, by armed separatist fighters in Ekona. In the evening of Friday 30 April, 2021, about 10 members
07
Dec
2020

FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND ASSEMBLY AT RISK: ARBITRARY ARREST AND DETENTION OF THREE HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS M. KEMBA DIDAH ALAIN FORMER SPOKES PERSON OF THE “LYNIA” MOVEMENT AND CURRENT COORDINATOR OF THE CITIZEN MOVEMENT LE TEMPS (MCT), AND HIS COLLEAGUES MR. BESSANE PRAISES AND MR. SALEH MAHAMADOU ON FM LIBERTE RADIO IN CHAD

URGENT CALL :   Douala-Ndjamena , November 28, 2020 : The Human Rights Defenders Network in Central Africa (REDHAC) has heard with great concern of the arbitrary and illegal arrest and detention of Mr. KEMBA Didah Alain, coordinator of the Mouvement Citoyen le Temps (MCT),
30
Apr
2020

Cameroon must protect human rights defenders – UN experts

GENEVA (28 April 2020) – Cameroon needs to put an end to escalating intimidation and aggression towards human rights defenders to ensure they can continue their work and NGOs operate safely, UN human rights experts* said today. “The Government must strongly condemn all acts of
28
Apr
2020

Cameroon: Reseau Des Defenseurs Des Droits Humains En Afrique Centrale’s statement on the massacres in Ngarbuh

This statement was first posted by Reseau Des Defenseurs Des Droits Humains En Afrique Centrale The President of the Republic of Cameroon, who had promised that light would be shed on the massacres that had taken place in Ngarbuh, Donga-Mantung department in the north-western region