In the absence of concrete progress on Burundi’s human rights
Dear friends and colleagues, Electoral periods are often challenging times
On behalf of DefendDefenders (East and Horn of Africa Human
Protecting human rights is Onesmo Olengurumwa’s passion. When his secondary school lacked access to water and was threatened with closure, Onesmo successfully rallied his fellow students together and protested for their right to education. While at university, he was the human rights association’s president. Becoming a human rights defender was not really a conscious choice, but just the natural course of Onesmo’s life.
Oral statements delivered by DefendDefenders at the 45th session of
Ahead of the 45th session of the UN Human Rights
Dear friends and colleagues, On 12 August, we celebrated International
Malab Alneel was only 20 when Sudan’s revolution started in December 2018, but she knew it was the moment to get involved: “I grew up in a house that was very political. All of my sisters are activists, my parents are very involved. Activism has always been there. But for me it started with the revolution. It just felt like a time for change.”
We, the undersigned organisations and individuals are concerned about the
In a civil society call made public ahead of the
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