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27 March 2020
Dear friends, partners, and human rights defenders, As the COVID-19
Dear friends, partners, and human rights defenders, As the COVID-19
Joint Statement On 8 March the world celebrated International Women’s
Statement in relation to the International Women’s Day 2020. In
February was a hectic month for DefendDefenders with many progressive endeavours. As we continued to monitor the situation for human rights defenders (HRDs) in the East and Horn of Africa sub-region, we particularly followed the progressive, yet fragile, developments in South Sudan.
Photo credit: 2011 Reuters At a side event on the
This week, we commemorate the International Women’s Day 2020 and
Today, DefendDefenders hosts a gathering of human rights defenders (HRDs),
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2020. Across the world, women human rights
Aluel Atem is an ambitious woman activist from South Sudan who plays a vital role in the promotion of women’s rights in the country. However, life as an outspoken feminist in a patriarchal country is not a walk in the park. “It’s not only about being a female, but a young female. You get undermined for being a woman in all-man spaces, and for being young in older spaces,” Aluel explains.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Despite a tenuous ceasefire, the signing of a
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