UN HRC 30 Side event: The Role and Challenges of Women Human Rights Defenders and Journalists in Somalia

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.

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.”

Bi- Annual Report October 2024-May 2025- Final.

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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.