In Ethiopia, land grabbing and villagisation has resulted in severe human rights abuses, however, being vocal about these abuses can be extremely risky. Omot Agwa Okwoy, our human rights defender of the month for December 2019, has fought for land rights and the rights of indigenous people in the Gambella region in Ethiopia for almost 20 years – leaving him with visible and invisible scars.
Dear friends and colleagues, 2019 has been a busy and
We, the undersigned human rights defenders (HRDs) and organisations, meeting
In celebration of Human Rights Defenders Day (9 December) and
In commemoration of International Human Rights Defenders Day and International
A campaign about African women human rights defenders and courage in relation
In a new report launched today, Navigating Justice: Lawyers as
I had the honour in my capacity as Chairperson of
Dear friends and colleagues, This month, the East and Horn
Brenda Kugonza has fought for women’s rights in Uganda for more than 13 years, and is currently the Executive Director of Women Human Rights Defenders Network-Uganda (WHRDN-U). “As a defender, you lose friends and family members – they don’t want to be associated with someone who brings them shame. We are viewed as women with bad manners and I struggle daily with discrimination,” she affirms.
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