In 2009, DefendDefenders obtained observer status with the ACHPR, and since then we have consistently engaged with the Commission to highlight issues pertinent to HRDs in the East and Horn of Africa.
We engage with diplomatic missions and ACHPR members to ensure the protection and promotion of HRDs.
To ensure that HRDs are heard at the ACHPR, DefendDefenders brings HRDs from the East and Horn of Africa sub-region to the ACHPR sessions.
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Statement on the human rights situation in Africa DefendDefenders (East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project), Observer Status N0. 359 Honorable Chairperson, Distinguished
Statement on the Forum on the participation of NGOs (17th October 2022) AfricanDefenders and DefendDefenders take this opportunity to Celebrate the 35 years of the
Statement on the update on democracy, rule of law and human rights the East and Horn of Africa (19th April 2022) As the continent grapples
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