Updates from December 2020
31 December 2020
Dear friends and colleagues, Happy new year! As we leave
Dear friends and colleagues, Happy new year! As we leave
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.
The undersigned organisations strongly condemn the arbitrary arrest of renowned
Dear friends and colleagues, This year was overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic,
Elections are a challenging period in many African countries.buy professional
In commemoration of International Human Rights Defenders Day and International Human
Applications to DefendDefenders’ Ttaala Programme (formerly known as DOC-IT) open today for Ugandan-based human rights organisations. Ttaala is
16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is an international
In commemoration of International Human Rights Defenders’ Day and Human Rights Day celebrated
In its bi-annual report to the African Commission on Human and
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