
DefendDefenders and CIVICUS release report ahead of Rwanda’s UPR review
In a joint report prepared ahead of the UN Human Rights

In a joint report prepared ahead of the UN Human Rights

Oral statements delivered by DefendDefenders at the 44th session of

In a new report, DefendDefenders examines to what extent, and

A delegation of DefendDefenders and AfricanDefenders took an active part

DefendDefenders and AfricanDefenders will host a series of webinars to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on human rights defenders.

Based on research that collected the testimonies of more than 120 HRDs, in-depth case studies, and live interviews with four exiled HRDs, Exile Shall Not Silence Us is a podcast series that highlights the professional, security, socio-economic, and psychosocial challenges of HRDs in exile in Africa, but most of all their achievements and resilience strategies.

The United Nations’ (UN) top human rights body, the Human

As human rights defenders (HRDs) in the East and Horn

After the sudden passing of President Nkurunziza of Burundi, General

DefendDefenders (the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders