ACHPR67: Updates from the East and Horn of Africa (May 2020-November 2020)
7 December 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
In a new report launched today, Open the Doors! Towards
Dear friends and colleagues, Governments have a monopoly on the
Meskerem Geset Techane has fought injustice since she can remember: as a child she was known to stand up for herself and others, whether against bullies, teachers, her parents or church. Fighting injustice and promoting human rights is a common theme in the lawyer’s life. “It’s a passion, promoting human rights is not something you choose to do for a living or as a career opportunity. It’s more of a calling for me.”
Dear friends and colleagues, Election periods are critical for any
Andrew Gole’s journey to become a human rights defender (HRD) was sparked by a small request: in 2015, a human rights organisation reached out to the trained software engineer about a digital security training. “I didn’t know much about the HRD eco-system or about digital security as an environment on its own,” Andrew says. “So, I did some research, and realised digital security support is just the basic support I used to provide in an internet café.”
To the family and friends of Diallo Abdul Gadiry I am
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