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Pre-Qualification for Provision of Supplies, Services and Works for the year 2024,2025 and 2026
DefendDefenders [East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project]. seeks to strengthen the work of human rights defenders (HRDs) throughout the region by reducing their vulnerability to the risk of persecution and by enhancing their capacity to effectively defend human rights. DefendDefenders operates different countries namely: Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia (together […]
Call for Mentors for the Infuse Pilot
Are you an experienced digital protector (digital security trainer, auditor, technologist, etc.) interested in mentoring others? Want to help your fellow digital protectors gain specialized technical expertise and better protect at-risk organizations and individuals in their community? Or do you know someone else who would be interested? We are looking for Mentors to participate in […]
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 […]
Updates from November 2023
Hello Friends, November is usually one of the most active months for us at DefendDefenders and AfricanDefenders, as we try to winddown the year’s work to prepare for closure mid-December. Accordingly, in collaboration with the South Sudan Human Rights Defenders Network, we convened the 13th edition of Claiming Spaces in Juba, South Sudan to celebrate […]
Human Rights Defender of the month: Julia Onyoti
The situation of South Sudan’s women and girls remains one of those enduring blights on the country’s conscience. The country retains the unenviable reputation of having the world’s highest maternal mortality rate, and at 51.5%, one of the highest cases of child marriages. It is even worse with gender-based violence(GBV): A 2019 study by UNICEF found that one in every two South Sudan women have experienced intimate partner violence, while a recent UN study, alarmed at the widespread nature of conflict-related sexual violence in the country, in which women are tread as “spoils of war” described it as “a hellish existence for women and girls.
Claiming Spaces: Tactical Tools for Human Rights Defenders – Final Communique
Claiming Spaces: Tactical Tools for Human Rights Defenders 15-17 November Juba, South Sudan Final communiqué DefendDefenders (East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project), in collaboration with the South Sudan Human Rights Defenders Network (SSHRDN), hosted the 13th edition of Claiming Spaces: Tactical Tools for Human Rights Defenders from 15 to 17 November 2023 […]
CONSULTANCY TO DEVELOP A FIVE YEAR (2024-2029) STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE CONSORTIUM FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND MEDIA IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA (CHARM)
Vacancy: Consultancy to develop a five-year (2024 – 2029) joint strategic plan for the consortium for human rights and media in sub-Saharan Africa (charm). Requirements: Submit a technical and financial proposal. To: Head of ProcurementDefendDefendersLotis Towers, Plot 16 Mackinnon Road, NakaseroP.O.BOX 70356 Kampala Uganda Email: procurement@defenddefenders.org, CC in MariaK@defenddefenders.org Deadline: 5:00pm (Ugandan local time) on […]
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR CONSULTANCY TO DEVELOP A FIVE-YEAR JOINT COMMUNICATION STRATEGY (2024 – 2029) FOR THE CONSORTIUM FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND MEDIA IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA (CHARM).
Vacancy: Consultancy to develop a five-year joint communication strategy (2024 – 2029) for the consortium for human rights and media in sub-Saharan Africa (charm). Requirements: Submit a technical and financial proposal. To: Head of ProcurementDefendDefendersLotis Towers, Plot 16 Mackinnon Road, NakaseroP.O.BOX 70356 Kampala Uganda Email: procurement@defenddefenders.org, CC in MariaK@defenddefenders.org Deadline: 5:00pm (Ugandan local time) on […]
AGAINST ALL ODDS: Assessing the Consequences of Shrinking Civic Space on Women Human Rights Defenders
South Sudanese women have been pivotal in the pursuit of peace and human rights, from the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) of 2005 to subsequent peace agreements which ultimately led to the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS). Despite their resilience and significant contributions, WHRDs in South […]
Communique on the Sudan Human Rights Defenders Coalition (Sudan Defenders) strategic planning and well-being training
From 4 – 6 November 2023, DefendDefenders convened a strategic planning and well-being training for the Sudan Human Rights Defenders Coalition (SudanDefenders). The training included eight members of SudanDefenders’ Executive Committee elected in September 2023, and two members of the Board of Directors. Among others, the three-day meeting developed the coalition’s internal policy framework, adopted […]