Rwanda: UN rights review should shed light on civic space restrictions
22 January 2021
A United Nations review of Rwanda’s human rights record is
A United Nations review of Rwanda’s human rights record is
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Foni Joyce has engaged in humanitarian work since the age of 20, when she joined a refugee student organisation to amplify the voices of refugees. Originally from South Sudan, Foni grew up as a refugee in Nairobi, Kenya, but she makes it clear that ‘refugee’ is merely a legal definition: “I firstly define myself as a human being who has been uprooted.”
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