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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

LATEST STORIES

FROM AFRICANDEFENDERS

16
Aug
2019

Malawi: Investigate the Petrol Bombing of Timothy Mtambo’s House and Protect Human Rights Defenders

09
Aug
2019

How much would you pay for your human rights? The perilous fate of indigenous human rights defenders in Africa

02
Aug
2019

Burundi: Extend CoI mandate for a further year

FROM MEMBERS

  • Northern Africa
  • Western Africa
  • Central Africa
  • East & Horn of Africa
  • Southern Africa
25
Jul
2019

Civil Society Organisation’s Open Letter to the Chairperson of the African Union Commission regarding the Situation of Human Rights in Egypt

from AfricanDefenders|Northern Africa
11
Jul
2019

Egypt: Draft NGO law before parliament is simply rebranded repression, must be rejected

from Northern Africa
19
Jun
2019

Egypt: Red Cross oversight of prisons demanded by rights groups following Morsi’s death

from Northern 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
18
Jun
2019

Communique on the AfricanDefenders Convention (Johannesburg+20 Conference)

from AfricanDefenders|Central Africa|East & Horn of Africa|Northern Africa|Southern Africa|Western Africa
29
Apr
2019

ACHPR64: Statement by the West African Human Rights Defenders Network

from Western 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
18
Jun
2019

Communique on the AfricanDefenders Convention (Johannesburg+20 Conference)

from AfricanDefenders|Central Africa|East & Horn of Africa|Northern Africa|Southern Africa|Western Africa
28
Apr
2019

ACHPR64: Statement by the Central African Human Rights Defenders Network

from Central Africa
09
Aug
2019

How much would you pay for your human rights? The perilous fate of indigenous human rights defenders in Africa

from AfricanDefenders|East & Horn of Africa
02
Aug
2019

Burundi: Extend CoI mandate for a further year

from AfricanDefenders|East & Horn of Africa
18
Jul
2019

Kenya: DefendDefenders submits joint report to the 35th Session of the UPR Working Group

from East & Horn of Africa
16
Aug
2019

Malawi: Investigate the Petrol Bombing of Timothy Mtambo’s House and Protect Human Rights Defenders

from AfricanDefenders|Southern Africa
22
Jul
2019

Media Release: Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network takes exiled human rights defender Gregory Chifire’s case to the African Commission

from Southern Africa
12
Jul
2019

Malawi: An Urgent Appeal to Release Mr. Gift Trapence and McDonald Sembereka

from AfricanDefenders|Southern Africa