11 Dec

Posted at 09:17h in AfricanDefenders

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text][Kampala Uganda, 11 December 2023] — The Pan-African Human Rights Defenders Network (AfricanDefenders), and Meta, are proud to announce the launch of two transformative projects aimed at safeguarding human rights defenders (HRDs) and online activists across the African...

01 Mar

Posted at 07:20h in East & Horn of Africa

This post was first published on DefendDefenders' website Oral statements delivered by DefendDefenders at the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC46, 22 February-23 March 2021) (Due to the Covid-19-related restrictions, HRC46 is entirely virtual, and all statements are video-recorded statements)  Item 2: General debate (1 March...

09 Dec

Posted at 10:05h in East & Horn of Africa

In a new report launched today, Navigating Justice: Lawyers as Human Rights Defenders in Ethiopia and Somalia/Somaliland, DefendDefenders examines the work of lawyers to identify their best practices, vulnerabilities, and needs in these rapidly changing environments. This report outlines several avenues governments, donors, and non-governmental organisations...