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

3 May 2022

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

Overlooked and Unseen

29 April 2022

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

Bi-Annual Report (Nov 2021 – April 2022)

21 April 2022

Somalia and Somaliland Somalia continues to face insecurity, conflict, and recurring

DefendDefenders’ and AfricanDefenders’ Statements at ACHPR71

19 April 2022

Statement on the update on democracy, rule of law and

Reflections on the 49th session of the UN Human Rights Council

11 April 2022

This year’s “March” session of the Human Rights Council (HRC49)

Human Rights Defender of the month: Abacha Ahmed Ibrahim

31 March 2022

Abacha Ahmed Ibrahim is one of his country’s leading advocates for the rights of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs).

Born 34 years ago into a family of Eight, in Kajokeji County, East of Juba, the Capital of South Sudan, Abacha ’s passion for human rights was born out of grim personal experience. At birth, he was immediately neglected by his father on discovering that the little infant was visually impaired.

“My own father denied me access to education because he considered my disability a kind of misfortune brought to him by my mother,” he says.