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Ethiopia: The UN Human Rights Council should urgently hold a special session to address the ongoing human rights crisis
We, the undersigned human rights non-governmental organizations (NGOs), strongly urge the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) to hold a special session on the ongoing human rights crisis in Ethiopia and to establish a robust investigative mechanism in that context.
South Sudan: Unfreeze Civil Society and Political Activists’ Bank Accounts
Joint statement on South Sudan’s Central Bank freezing of bank accounts of civil society organizations, activists, and a politician.
ACHPR69: Statement on the report of the Chairperson of the Working Group on the Rights of Older Persons and People with Disabilities in Africa
Honourable Chairperson, Honourable Commissioners, Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, DefendDefenders and AfricanDefenders welcome the report of the of Chairperson of the Working Group on the Rights of Older Persons and People with Disabilities in Africa. In this statement, we highlight the situation of persons with disabilities (PWDS) including human rights defenders (HRDs) with disabilities, following a […]
ACHPR69: Sub regional update on democracy, rule of law and human rights in East and Horn of Africa
The last six months have seen increased repression, including in relation to armed conflict and independent monitoring and reporting on armed conflict, threatening to further restrict citizens’ exercise of their human rights and fundamental freedoms in the East and Horn of Africa sub-region. The conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia has further destabilised an […]
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Developing DefendDefenders Board Charter
DefendDefenders, requests for proposals/bids for Developing DefendDefenders Board Charter. The request for a proposal document is attached below.
The UN Human Rights Council takes a step to address the crisis in Sudan
The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council took a positive step to adÂdress the human rights implications of the 25 October 2021 military coup in Sudan by adopting a resolution at the end of a special session, said DefendÂDeÂfenÂders today. DeÂfendÂÂDeÂfenÂders welcomes the Council’s decision to set Sudan on its agenda again and urges long-term […]
Tanzania: use UN rights review to recommit to civic space
Tanzania should use its human rights review at the UniÂted Nations (UN) Human Rights Council to renew its commitment to civic space, DeÂfendÂDefenders said today. Tanzania’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) presents an opportunity for President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s government to demonstrate to the international comÂmuÂnity that the counÂtry will live up to its obligations towards […]
Terms of Reference: Gender Capacity Strengthening (GCS) Programme
Terms of Reference: Gender Capacity Strengthening (GCS) Programme The SCC alliance is formed by: ABAAD, Amnesty International Netherlands, DefendDefenders and PAX. From 2021 to 2025, the alliance will be implementing a programme with the following key objectives: protect and strengthen civic space; pursue gender equality; support activists and youth leaders working on peace and human […]
End impunity for crimes against journalists
That the world annually needs a special day to remind itself of the responsibility to end impunity for crimes against journalists is a stark reminder of our collective failure to protect journalists as integral members of our societies, said DefendDefenders today. The UNESCO observatory of killed journalists notes that over 1200 journalists were killed around […]
Bi-Annual Report: April-October 2021
The last six months have seen increased repression and armed conflict which threaten to further restrict citizens’ exercise of their human rights and fundamental freedoms in the East and Horn of Africa Sub-region.