ACHPR66: Updates from the East and Horn of Africa (October 2019-April 2020)
5 May 2020
In its bi-annual report to the African Commission on Human and
In its bi-annual report to the African Commission on Human and
DefendDefenders is hosting a five-day online training in conducting digital
The COVID-19 pandemic is continuing to drastically shape our work. To contain the spread of the virus, most of our team has been working from home, but that is not to say that we have worked less.
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is a serious global health crisis
In March 2020, Uganda’s Constitutional Court nullified the Public Order Management Act, 2013, a law that made arbitrary restrictions on freedom of assembly possible. One of the people behind the successful petition of POMA is Onyango Owor, a Ugandan lawyer with 15 years of experience in representing human rights defenders.
DefendDefenders calls for applications from East and Horn of Africa based human rights organisations to the Regional Ttaala Online Workshop.
As the COVID-19 virus spreads around the globe, it seems
The coronavirus pandemic has become a global crisis, forcing most
Open letter on the xenophobic, racist and inhuman treatment of Africans in China in relation to the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.
DefendDefenders is concerned over a statement released by Somalia’s intelligence service, the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), in which the agency accused renowned journalist, author, and Al-Shabaab expert Harun Maruf of being “a threat” to national security and contemplated legal action against him.
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