DefendDefenders’ oral statements at HRC46
24 February 2021
Oral statements delivered by DefendDefenders at the 46th session of
Oral statements delivered by DefendDefenders at the 46th session of
BACKGROUND DefendDefenders (East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders
BACKGROUND DefendDefenders (East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders
Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) face a variety of challenges,
Safe Sisters is a fellowship programme under DefendDefenders aiming to
Ahead of the 46th session of the UN Human Rights
Dear friends and colleagues, Internet shutdowns are becoming increasingly wide-spread
Chantal Mutamuriza does not wait for problems to be solved. When the Burundian woman human rights defender (WHRD) encounters a problem, she will seek a solution there and then. When hundreds of thousands Burundians had to flee from political unrest in 2015, many of them were stranded in refugee camps with little economic opportunity or access to education. In her problem-solving spirit, Chantal felt compelled to act: she quit her job to put her skills and network to use and founded the NGO Light For All.
Amid its 2021 general election, Uganda was disconnected from the internet entirely.
A United Nations review of Rwanda’s human rights record is