
Dear friends and colleagues, This month, the East and Horn
Brenda Kugonza has fought for women’s rights in Uganda for more than 13 years, and is currently the Executive Director of Women Human Rights Defenders Network-Uganda (WHRDN-U). “As a defender, you lose friends and family members – they don’t want to be associated with someone who brings them shame. We are viewed as women with bad manners and I struggle daily with discrimination,” she affirms.
H.E. Mr. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed “Farmaajo” President of the Federal
Dear friends and colleagues, October 2019 has brought good tidings to DefendDefenders and the East and
Disappearance, arbitrary arrests, torture, and killings of journalists in the East and Horn of
Item 8: Activity report of the Special Rapporteur on human
From 11-16 October 2019, DefendDefenders conducted a mission to Sudan,
In its bi-annual report to the African Commission on Human
65th ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and
Dear friends and colleagues, Earlier this month, I spoke with
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