DefendDefenders

Protects and promotes human rights defenders in the East and Horn of Africa sub-region.

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Ethiopia: The UN Human Rights Council should urgently hold a special session to address the ongoing human rights crisis

22 November 2021

South Sudan: Unfreeze Civil Society and Political Activists’ Bank Accounts

19 November 2021

Public statement to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights on closing civic space

17 November 2021

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Developing DefendDefenders Board Charter

11 November 2021

The UN Human Rights Council takes a step to address the crisis in Sudan

5 November 2021

Tanzania: use UN rights review to recommit to civic space

4 November 2021

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Human Rights Defender of the Month: Hassan Chichi Dawla

Doubly forced to become a refugee, Hassan Chichi Dawla has mobilized her rough experience into an organization to look out for and support other refugees to live less complicated lives.

Human Rights Defender of the Month: Hassan Chichi Dawla

Doubly forced to become a refugee, Hassan Chichi Dawla has mobilized her rough experience into an organization to look out for and support other refugees to live less complicated lives.