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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DefendDefenders joins the world to celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. This year’s theme “leadership and participation of persons with disabilities toward an inclusive, accessible and sustainable post-COVID-19 world” underscores the importance of fostering an inclusive society.
As the Continent celebrates the 21st anniversary of the AU Constitutive Act, AfricanDefenders and DefendDefenders emphasize the necessity of the Union to reflect on aspiration 5 of its Agenda 2063: An Africa with a strong cultural identity, common heritage, shared value, and ethics.
Oral statements delivered by DefendDefenders and AfricanDefenders at the 68th session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR68). Statement on the
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