
Looking Back: The impact of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the UN HRD Declaration on the work of human rights defenders in Africa
2023 marks the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). While the principles of the UDHR and the HRD Declaration remain relevant, it is important to reflect on their impact and potential gaps between their promises and the reality on the ground. While the two declarations have inspired the establishment of a number of regional and international human rights instruments and mechanisms, issues