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Publication Launch: The State of African Human Rights Defenders 2016

on 07 May 2017

Publication Launch: The State of African Human Rights Defenders 2016

on 07 May 2017

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FROM AFRICANDEFENDERS

14
Jan
2020

News from AfricanDefenders| November & December 2019

18
Dec
2019

Looking back on 2019: End of the year statement

13
Dec
2019

Resolution on the Establishment of the Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Coalition

FROM MEMBERS

  • Northern Africa
  • Western Africa
  • Central Africa
  • East & Horn of Africa
  • Southern Africa
27
Jan
2020

Egypt: Close Case 488 and immediately release all defendants

from Northern Africa
27
Jan
2020

15 Youth leaders from 7 countries complete CIHRS’ third annual Young Leaders of Civil Society Program in Tunisia

from Northern Africa
20
Jan
2020

Egypt: Rights groups renew demand for Red Cross oversight of prisons

from Northern Africa
09
Dec
2019

Ordinary General Assembly of the Ivorian Coalition of Human Rights Defenders

from Western Africa
21
Oct
2019

WEST AFRICA | CIVIL SOCIETY EVALUATES THE IMPACT OF NATIONAL LAWS ON DEFENDERS

from Western Africa
21
Oct
2019

ISHR Statement on the Universal Periodic Review of Côte d’Ivoire, 19 September 2019

from Western Africa
06
Jan
2020

Joint letter to the Security Council on the situation of human rights defenders in Cameroon

from Central Africa
18
Dec
2019

CONFÉRENCE INTERNATIONALE DES DÉFENSEURS DES DROITS HUMAINS EN AFRIQUE CENTRALE (CIDDHAC 2019) : DÉCLARATION FINALE

from Central Africa
18
Jun
2019

AfricanDefenders celebrates the third edition of the Africa Shield Awards

from AfricanDefenders|Central Africa|East & Horn of Africa|Northern Africa|Southern Africa|Western Africa
20
Jan
2020

Women human rights defenders in Helsinki: “Stand by us”

from East & Horn of Africa
20
Jan
2020

Uganda: The New Year is an opportunity to end stifling of freedoms, attacks on Human Rights Defenders

from East & Horn of Africa
20
Jan
2020

Human rights updates from the East and Horn of Africa (December 2019)

from East & Horn of Africa
02
Dec
2019

Eswatini: ICJ launches video clip on sexual and gender-based violence

from Southern Africa
26
Nov
2019

Release the 18 Mozambican election monitors imprisoned in Xai-Xai forthwith: CDD and the SAHRDN

from Southern Africa
25
Nov
2019

Eswatini: ICJ hosts symposium on combating sexual and gender-based violence

from Southern Africa