Defenders speaking out: the day the radios in Burundi went silent
Les défenseurs dénoncent : le jour où les radios burundaises ont été réduites au silence
Les défenseurs dénoncent : le jour où les radios burundaises ont été réduites au silence
The National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders – Kenya (NCHRD-K)
DefendDefenders highlights the situation of human rights defenders from the East and Horn of Africa before the African Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights.
Seven years ago today, Burundian human rights defender Ernest Manirumva was murdered outside his house in Bujumbura. DefendDefenders calls for justice for him and all Burundians.
The lives of civilians in Sudan’s conflict areas of Darfur, Blue Nile, and South Kordofan continue to be marred by armed conflict, insecurity, and serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian law. Impunity for these abuses against civilians remains the norm. 5 CSOs urge the ACHPR to take action.
Pepe Onziema addresses ACHPR58 with recommendations to improve the human rights situation in the East and Horn of Africa
An overview of the Human Rights Situation in the East and Horn of Africa between October 2015 and March 2016
Four representatives of Sudanese civil society were intercepted by security officials at Khartoum International Airport on their way to a high level human rights meeting with diplomats in Geneva. 36 organisations and seven prominent Sudanese individuals condemn this blatant contempt for HRDs in Sudan and human rights in general.
The Universal Periodic Review is a unique process which involves a review of the human rights records of all UN Member States. DefendDefenders submitted four joint reports for the UPRs of South Sudan and Uganda.
DefendDefenders hit the ground running in 2016, as human rights defenders across the entire sub-region of the East and Horn of Africa face increasing restrictions on their rights and their ability to work.
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