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.
Kadar Abdi Ibrahim is an outspoken human rights activist and journalist from Djibouti – a country where journalists are frequently harassed, subjected to government-orchestrated intimidation and reprisals, and prevented from pursuing their work independently. Yet, Kadar continues to use his voice and pen as tools to promote justice.
Dear friends and colleagues, As the Covid-19 pandemic spreads globally and extraordinary
Dear friends, partners, and human rights defenders, As the COVID-19
Joint Statement On 8 March the world celebrated International Women’s
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