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Oral statements delivered during the 56th session of the UN Human Rights Council (18 June-12 July 2024) Item 2: Interactive dialogue on the oral
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Oral statements delivered during the 56th session of the UN Human Rights Council (18 June-12 July 2024) Item 2: Interactive dialogue on the oral
The 55th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC55) set a new record as the longest session in the history of the UN’s
Hello friends, March is also fondly known as the women’s month all over the world. While we are obliged to affirm and validate women’s efforts
Oral statements delivered during the 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council (26 February-5 April 2024) Item 2: Enhanced interactive dialogue on Eritrea (28
Update on the status of democracy, rule of law and human Rights FORUM ON THE PARTICIPATION OF NGOs IN THE77th ORDINARY SESSION OF THE AFRICAN
Oral statements delivered during the 54th session of the UN Human Rights Council (11 September-13 October 2023) Item 2: Interactive dialogue on the High Commissioner’s
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
In a letter released today, over 90 Sudanese, African, and international non-governmental organisations urge states to address Sudan’s human rights crisis by supporting the convening
The 73rd session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (The Commission) marked 35 years of the Commission’s commitment to the protection and promotion of human rights in Africa. This August body is at the forefront of championing and setting human rights norms and standards in Africa and I congratulate it upon this milestone. Since 2009, AfricanDefenders and DefendDefenders have closely engaged with the Commission, and have excelled on concrete outcomes towards creating an enabling operating environment for human rights defenders (HRDs) across the continent. We can refer to few examples of resolutions and instruments developed and adopted by the Commission to advise state parties to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on setting standards and best practices in their countries.
DefendDefenders (The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project) was established in 2005 and registered as a foreign Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) in Uganda, working in 11 countries within the East and Horn of Africa sub- region. DefendDefenders strives to strengthen the work of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) in the sub-region by reducing their vulnerability to the risk of persecution and by enhancing their capacity to effectively defend human rights and continue engaging in their work. DefendDefenders is the secretariat of the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (EHAHRD-Net) whose membership is made up of thousands of organizations and individuals working in the sub regional countries of Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Somalia/Somaliland.