As the Continent celebrates the 21st anniversary of the AU Constitutive Act, AfricanDefenders and DefendDefenders emphasize the necessity of the Union to reflect on aspiration 5 of its Agenda 2063: An Africa with a strong cultural identity, common heritage, shared value, and ethics.
In a new letter, eight NGOs led by AfricanDefenders and
In a letter AfricanDefenders, DefendDefenders, and partners sent to states on
Oral statements delivered by DefendDefenders and AfricanDefenders at the 68th
To the family and friends of Diallo Abdul Gadiry I am
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.
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, human rights bodies and experts across
Open letter on the xenophobic, racist and inhuman treatment of Africans in China in relation to the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.
Statement in relation to the International Women’s Day 2020. In
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2020. Across the world, women human rights
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