Reflections on the 61st session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
28 November 2017
In October, DefendDefenders travelled to the Gambia, accompanied by human
In October, DefendDefenders travelled to the Gambia, accompanied by human
DefendDefenders examines the challenges journalists face, and provides an overview of the various strategies they have used to circumvent and continue their work amid these restrictions
In its bi-annual report to the African Commission on Human
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22 CSO voice their extreme concern over the humanitarian and human rights situation in Sudan.
We are incredibly excited to announce Ngao Yetu: Digital Security with
Sudanese authorities have been unjustly holding Dr. Mudawi Ibrahim Adam,
DefendDefenders raises challenges facing human rights organisations and campaigns at an institutional level in the East and Horn of Africa at the African Commission of Human and Peoples’ Rights.
Despite the adoption of various resolution by the African Commission, the right to freedom of expression continues to be violated both online and offline. In Niamey, DefendDefenders provides an overview of the most pressing cases from the sub-region to the Commissioners.
In an oral statement, Executive Director Hassan Shire updates the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the situation in the East and Horn of Africa, and calls to end the climate of impunity that has prevails in many countries across the sub-region.