
DefendDefenders’ oral statements at HRC59
Oral statements delivered during the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council (16 June-9 July 2025) Item 2: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur
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Oral statements delivered during the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council (16 June-9 July 2025) Item 2: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur
In a joint letter released ahead of the UN Human Rights Council’s 59th session (HRC59, 16 June-11 July 2025), civil society calls on the Council
Since August 2024, and under the leadership of Hassan Shire, Executive Director of DefendDefenders and Chairperson of AfricanDefenders, two missions have been deployed to Somalia to evaluate the current landscape for human rights defenders (HRDs), 10 years after the launch of the report titled Between the Rock and the Hard Place.
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