For each disappeared, more activists stand up! Stop enforced disappearances against human rights defenders
27 August 2019
Article posted in relation to the International Day of the
Article posted in relation to the International Day of the
Ahead of the 42nd session of the UN Human Rights Council, NGOs call on States to support a resolution extending the mandate of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) on Burundi for a further year, until September 2020.
Oral statements to the Council Briefing papers and press releases
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique process which
Tata Madiba! In your dream, you believed in human dignity,
DefendDefenders welcomes the adoption of a resolution on Eritrea today at the UN Human Rights Council (“Council”). While making clear that diplomatic progress in the Horn of Africa has not translated into domestic human rights progress in Eritrea, the Council offers a way forward for human rights reforms in the country by streamlining its approach and providing the Eritrean government with an opportunity to engage.
Dear friends and colleagues, A steady and proactive presence at
After failing to convene an emergency session on Sudan in the aftermath of the 3 June massacre, and failing to hold an urgent debate during its 41st ongoing regular session, the UN Human Rights Council (“Council”) is set to fail to adopt a resolution on the country. By remaining silent on Sudan, the Council validates the sidelining of human rights from the regional mediation process and overall political efforts to settle the crisis, DefendDefenders said today.
In a report published today, DefendDefenders analyses the content and
On 14 June 2019, AfricanDefenders (Pan-African Human Rights Defenders Network)