
DefendDefenders Announces Focus on Sudan for 2020
Today, DefendDefenders hosts a gathering of human rights defenders (HRDs),

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

Oral statements delivered by DefendDefenders at the 43rd session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC43).

DefendDefenders joins civil society organisations in calling on the UN Human Rights Council to renew the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders.

DefendDefenders call for applications from Ugandan human rights organisations to the Ttaala

DefendDefenders is hosting a three-day training in Kampala to train

Dear friends and colleagues, 2020 is an auspicious year for

In a letter made public today, DefendDefenders and a group