Silencing Critical Voices: Press Freedom in the East and Horn of Africa
30 May 2019
On 3 May 2019, DefendDefenders joined the rest of the
On 3 May 2019, DefendDefenders joined the rest of the
In a paper released today, DefendDefenders calls on the UN
Today, DefendDefenders and 37 Tanzanian, African and international human rights
Geneva-Kampala, 13 May 2019 — Ethiopia’s human rights review, tomorrow
The Sudanese refugee activist and aspiring lawyer, Abdul Aziz Muhamat, was detained by the Australian authorities at Manus Island (Papua New Guinea), under inhumane and unsafe conditions, for six years. While trapped in limbo, Aziz continued to fight for the rights of the about 600 men trapped at the island. His human rights commitment led him to win this years’ Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders.
In a new report launched today, Turning the Page: Rebuilding
As the news of the death of Samuel Dong Luak
In its bi-annual report to the African Commission on Human
64th Ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and
Gabriel Mugaruka is a Congolese human rights defender (HRD), with 19 years specialised experience in child rights issues, including child soldiers, as well as women’s rights. As a vocal and prominent activist in Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, he was forced to flee the country 11 years ago, seeking refuge in Uganda.