Menu
Menu
The coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic is a serious global
Burundi On 29 June 2022, UN Special Rapporteur Fortuné Gaetan
Today, 29 April 2022, DefendDefenders launched “Overlooked and Unseen: Human
Somalia and Somaliland Somalia continues to face insecurity, conflict, and recurring
The East and Horn of Africa sub-region continues to experience
The last six months have seen increased repression and armed conflict which threaten to further restrict citizens’ exercise of their human rights and fundamental freedoms in the East and Horn of Africa Sub-region.
Throughout 2020, further shrinking of civic space was witnessed across the region, exacerbated
by the COVID-19 pandemic. Human rights defenders (HRDs) were disproportionately affected by
increased restrictions on freedom of peaceful assembly, expression, and access to information.
While new regulations were enacted to curb the spread of the virus and misinformation, they were
also used to silence opposing voices and curtail protest movements, spurred on by increased
police violence during COVID-19 lockdowns in countries such as Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda.
Address:
Lotis Towers
Plot 16, Mackinnon Road
Nakasero P.O. Box 70356,
Kampala, Uganda
General Phone Line:
+256-200-760-700 (General)
24/7 Emergency Phone Line: +256 707 020086