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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In its bi-annual report to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), DefendDefenders highlights the most pressing human rights issues in the East and
Open letter on the xenophobic, racist and inhuman treatment of Africans in China in relation to the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.
Statement in relation to the International Women’s Day 2020. In commemoration of the 2020 International Women’s Day, 14 civil society organisations (CSOs) honor the brave
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