Making a Difference for Women and Girls? East and Horn of Africa countries and women’s and girls’ rights at the UN Human Rights Council
25 June 2020
In a new report, DefendDefenders examines to what extent, and
In a new report, DefendDefenders examines to what extent, and
A delegation of DefendDefenders and AfricanDefenders took an active part
DefendDefenders and AfricanDefenders will host a series of webinars to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on human rights defenders.
Based on research that collected the testimonies of more than 120 HRDs, in-depth case studies, and live interviews with four exiled HRDs, Exile Shall Not Silence Us is a podcast series that highlights the professional, security, socio-economic, and psychosocial challenges of HRDs in exile in Africa, but most of all their achievements and resilience strategies.
The United Nations’ (UN) top human rights body, the Human
As human rights defenders (HRDs) in the East and Horn
After the sudden passing of President Nkurunziza of Burundi, General
DefendDefenders (the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders
In the coming month, DefendDefenders will shine a spotlight on the mental health of HRDs, to strengthen their security, safety, and psychosocial wellbeing.
Edmund Yakani is one of South Sudan’s most prominent human rights defenders (HRDs). The Civil Rights Defender of the Year 2017 has worked on an array of topics – the rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs), transitional justice, and the protection of HRDs in cooperation with DefendDefenders – that are all connected by the common thread of human rights promotion and protection.
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