African Commission on Human & Peoples’ Rights: Side Event on the Human Rights Situation in Somalia and Sudan

The Human Rights Council should strengthen its action on Eritrea

As human rights violations continue with impunity in Eritrea, authorities

Sudan: public debates on the human rights situation are needed

Following the military coup of 25 October 2021, the UN

World Press Freedom Day 2022:Press freedom is an indispensable cornerstone of democracy and rule of law.

Today, 3 May 2021, DefendDefenders joins the rest of the

Human Rights Defender of the month: Alex Njenga John

Alex Njenga has always believed in egalitarianism both as a principle and as a tool for justice. As a result, he has always been suspicious of, and at times hostile to social prejudices that treat some people as “more equal than others,” – to use a line from George Orwell’s famed political fable, Animal Farm.

Some of the experiences that have shaped his social and political outlook have been personal. As an adolescent in Kenya’s Uasin Gishu County, Alex was stigmatised and denied healthcare after he identified himself as belonging to Kenya’s sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) community.

Overlooked and Unseen

Today, 29 April 2022, DefendDefenders launched “Overlooked and Unseen: Human