Joint Letter: Urgent Request for Intervention in the Case of Human Rights Defender, Tito Elia Magoti
10 January 2020
Mr. Michel Forst United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation
Mr. Michel Forst United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER Deadline: Sunday 19 January 2020
Dear friends and colleagues, 2019 has been a busy and
We, the undersigned human rights defenders (HRDs) and organisations, meeting
In celebration of Human Rights Defenders Day (9 December) and
In commemoration of International Human Rights Defenders Day and International
A campaign about African women human rights defenders and courage in relation
I had the honour in my capacity as Chairperson of
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.