
Eritrea: The UN Human Rights Council should adopt a strong resolution
In a letter released ahead of the UN Human Rights Council’s

In a letter released ahead of the UN Human Rights Council’s
DefendDefenders welcomes the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council’s adoption

As human rights violations continue with impunity in Eritrea, authorities

By adopting a new resolution on Eritrea, the UN Human

Ahead of the 47th session of the UN Human Rights

Today, Floribert Chebeya Resource Centre re-opens its doors after being closed for 12

Vanessa Tsehaye started her work as a human rights defender at an early age: at 16, she founded a high school group in support of imprisoned Eritrean journalist Seyoum Tsehaye. Seven years later, the same diaspora organisation, One Day Seyoum, is one of Eritrea’s leading human rights organisations – spear-headed by the now 23-year old Vanessa.

In a letter released today, DefendDefenders and partners call on

February was a hectic month for DefendDefenders with many progressive endeavours. As we continued to monitor the situation for human rights defenders (HRDs) in the East and Horn of Africa sub-region, we particularly followed the progressive, yet fragile, developments in South Sudan.

Oral statements delivered by DefendDefenders at the 43rd session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC43).