Report on Human Rights Situation to the 45th Ordinary Session of the African Commission

From Exile to Influence: Kamau Ngugi’s Journey with DefendDefenders

“It is interesting that we are talking about 20 years of DefendDefenders. It actually feels like two years, because it feels like DefendDefenders keeps recreating itself. Its presence and the energy feels like it has just begun its work. The staff, the management, everyone at DefendDefenders, is very, very committed to defending human rights defenders and I can only wish them well and wish that we can grow as Defend Defenders, beyond 20 years, into the kind of future that they deserve.”

Reflections on the 83rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR)

The African Union’s 2025 theme, “Year of Justice for Africans and People of African Descent through Reparations,” set the tone for the 83rd ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), held from 2 to 22 May 2025 in Banjul, The Gambia.

Eritrea: Do Not Create a Precedent, Maintain HRC Scrutiny

Eritrea: Do Not Create a Precedent, Maintain HRC Scrutiny All

DefendDefenders’ oral statements at HRC59

Oral statements delivered during the 59th session of the UN

Eritrea: Adopt a strong resolution extending the Special Rapporteur’s mandate

In a joint letter released ahead of the UN Human

Press Release: Leadership Renewal and Organizational Restructuring of Defenders Coalition Somalia

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.