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The UN jumps the gun and drops its human rights resolutions on Sudan
The UN Human Rights Council’s decision to drop its Sudan-focused resolutions is a premature move that sends the wrong message, DefendDefenders said today. In 2022, for the first time in the Council’s existence, there will be no annual plenary debate on Sudan’s human rights situation. “This is not the time to relax international scrutiny of […]
Updates from September 2021
September has been quite a busy month for us. Through our office in Geneva, we have since 13 September, been actively engaged in the 48th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC48) which runs until 8 October. You can read our oral statements to the council here.
Human Rights Defender of the Month: Hassan Chichi Dawla
Doubly forced to become a refugee, Hassan Chichi Dawla has mobilized her rough experience into an organization to look out for and support other refugees to live less complicated lives.
Sudan is not a Human Rights Council success story yet
Both Council support and scrutiny should continue In Geneva, this will be a key week for Sudan. As we entered the third week of the UN Human Rights Council’s 48th session (HRC48), no draft resolution addressing Sudan’s human rights needs and challenÂges has been circulated. If no text is tabled with the Council’s Secretariat by […]
DefendDefenders’ oral statements at HRC48
Oral statements delivered by DefendDefenders at the 48th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC48, 13 September-11 October 2021)  Item 10: Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on Somalia (6 October 2021) Madam President, Madam Independent Expert, We thank you for your report, welcome your benchmarking effort, and welcome the Council’s ongoing work to […]
African Union Day: Africa’s Cultural Heritage Is an Integral Part of its Renaissance
As the Continent celebrates the 21st anniversary of the AU Constitutive Act, AfricanDefenders and DefendDefenders emphasize the necessity of the Union to reflect on aspiration 5 of its Agenda 2063: An Africa with a strong cultural identity, common heritage, shared value, and ethics.
The Human Rights Council should extend its support to, and scrutiny of, Sudan
In a letter released ahead of the 48th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC48), 38 Sudanese, African, and international civil society organisations highlight the need for the CounÂcil to both continue supporting human rights reforms in Sudan and maintain human rights moniÂtorÂing and reporting. They suggest that the Office of the UN High Commissioner […]
Call for Bids: Procurement of a Motor Vehicle (1 station wagon)
Defend Defenders intends to Procure one Motor vehicle to assist in running their work. DefendDefenders(East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project)Â is therefore Inviting Bids from Qualified and Competent Providers to Supply one Motor Vehicle.
Human Rights Defender of the Month: Dibabe Bacha
Dibabe Bacha is a trailblazer on many fronts. Visually impaired, but unequivocally impassioned for human rights, she has devoted herself to defending and protecting human rights in her native Ethiopia, especially for women with disabilities.
Updates from August 2021
After a difficult past month in which the second wave of COVID19 peaked in several of our focus countries, August brought with it some much needed reprieve in form of declined infections. As countries scale up vaccination efforts, it is our hope that this pandemic will soon be behind us, and that brighter days lie on the horizon.