We, the signing associations and organizations, call on the Algerian authorities to release unjustly imprisoned detainees for expressing their opinions or peacefully exercising their freedoms, and to open up civic space to civil society actors in order to ensure the unhindered exercise of their missions...
KAMPALA, Uganda and GENEVA, Switzerland,11 March 2024 - AfricanDefenders (Pan-African Human Rights Defenders Network) and the Committee for Justice (CFJ) have jointly petitioned the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, on behalf of Mr. Ahmed Salem, Director of the Sinai Foundation for Human Rights....
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During the 75th session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR75), AfricanDefenders and DefendDefenders played a vital role in advocating for the protection and promotion of human rights defenders across the African continent. See our interventions below: Human Rights Situation in Africa [dflip id="25481"...
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