To read the full report on the human rights situation in the East and Horn of Africa from October 2013 to April 2014, please click here: EHAHRDP Report to the ACHPR 55th session October 2013- March 2014
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1.1 The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (DefendDefenders) is a regional civil society organisation (CSO) registered and based in Uganda.
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