Updates from October 2022
31 October 2022
Dear Friends, October is usually a busy month for us
Dear Friends, October is usually a busy month for us
On October 7, 2022, Kamau Ngugi was elected Chairperson of the East and Horn of Africa human rights defenders’ network (EHAHRD-net), a stirring affirmation for the Kenyan human rights defender’s efforts in defense of human rights that go back nearly 30 years.
But it was not always this promising for her. Born 37 years ago in Grand Kru, Southeastern Liberia, Margaret had to do with a childhood of abuse, neglect, and want, after her, her sibling and her mother were abandoned by their father at an early age.
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Burundi On 29 June 2022, UN Special Rapporteur Fortuné Gaetan
1. The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders
Statement on the Forum on the participation of NGOs (17th
In this submission, CIVICUS, DefendDefenders, Iteka Legaue, and APRODH examine
As grave human rights violations continue to be reported in
Weeks after hostilities resumed in northern Ethiopia, today the United
The DefendDefenders Strategy 2021-2025 has been developed through a process
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