Claiming Spaces:
Tactical Tools for Human Rights Defenders

Through our annual flagship workshop ‘Claiming spaces: Tactical tools for Human Rights Defenders’
we aim to build the capacity and provide a platform for human rights defenders (HRDs) in
the East and Horn of Africa sub-region.

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STATEMENT ON WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY

Today, we join the rest of the world in commemorating World Press Freedom Day 2025 under the theme “Reporting in the Brave New World: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Press Freedom and the Media.”

DefendDefenders and AfricanDefenders Statements at ACHPR83

NGO Forum preceeding the 83rd ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights to provide an update on the status of democracy, rule of law and human rights in East and Horn of Africaa over the last six months for the period October 2024 to May 2025.