Overlooked and Unseen
29 April 2022
Today, 29 April 2022, DefendDefenders launched “Overlooked and Unseen: Human
Today, 29 April 2022, DefendDefenders launched “Overlooked and Unseen: Human
Somalia and Somaliland Somalia continues to face insecurity, conflict, and recurring
The situation of Human Rights Defenders in Sudan
The last six months have seen increased repression and armed conflict which threaten to further restrict citizens’ exercise of their human rights and fundamental freedoms in the East and Horn of Africa Sub-region.
Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) face a variety of challenges,
Amid its 2021 general election, Uganda was disconnected from the internet entirely.
Throughout 2020, further shrinking of civic space was witnessed across the region, exacerbated
by the COVID-19 pandemic. Human rights defenders (HRDs) were disproportionately affected by
increased restrictions on freedom of peaceful assembly, expression, and access to information.
While new regulations were enacted to curb the spread of the virus and misinformation, they were
also used to silence opposing voices and curtail protest movements, spurred on by increased
police violence during COVID-19 lockdowns in countries such as Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda.
Elections are a challenging period in many African countries.buy professional
In a new report launched today, Open the Doors! Towards
Read our Annual Report 2019 In 2019, DefendDefenders and its partners