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Burundi: The Human Rights Council should continue its scrutiny and pursue its work towards justice and accountability
In a joint letter released ahead of the UN Human Rights Council’s 48th session, DefendDefenders and 40+ Burundian, African, and international NGOs urge continued scrutiny and further work towards justice and accountability in Burundi. In the absence of structural improvements, and in view of the recent increase in human rights violations against persons perceived as government […]
Cameroon: Multilateral action is urgently needed
buy singulair Canada langleyrx.com/singulair.html no prescription In a new letter, eight NGOs led by AfricanDefenders and DefendDefenders reiterate their concerns over Cameroon’s situation and urge states to address the country’s human rights crisis at the UN Human Rights Council’s 48th session (HRC48, 13 September-8 October 2021). “Cameroon is among the human rights crises the Council […]
Burundi: Release Lawyer Tony Germain Nkina
Burundian authorities should immediately and unconditionally release lawyer Tony Germain Nkina, who was sentenced to five years in prison in June 2021 in all likelihood because of his past human rights work, six international human rights groups said today. The groups – Amnesty International, the Burundi Human Rights Initiative, DefendDefenders (East and Horn of Africa […]
Updates from July 2021
July was a bittersweet month for us at DefendDefenders. Like everywhere else, COVID19 continued to wreck our lives. On the evening of 26 July, we tragically lost one of us – Mariam Nakibuuka, to the pandemic. Mariam was a valued member of our team, who, until her passing, served as a senior protection associate with our protection and security department.
Human Rights Defender of the Month: Mariam Nakibuuka
On 26th July 2021, Mariam Nakibuuka, 35, breathed her last at Uganda’s Kampala hospital, succumbing to the rampaging Covid-19 pandemic. Mariam joined DefendDefenders as an intern in 2015, and rose through the ranks from being a fellow, to a Protection Assistant, and finally to a Senior Protection Associate, at the time of her death.
DefendDefenders mourns Mariam NakibuukaÂ
DefendDefenders (East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project) announces the untimely demise of our dear colleague and friend, Ms. Mariam Nakibuuka who passed away on Monday 26 July 2021. We extend our deepest condolences to her family and friends during this trying time.buy fildena generic bloinfobuy.com/fildena.html over the counter Mariam joined DefendDefenders in 2015 as an intern and rose through […]
Reflections on the 47th session of the UN Human Rights Council
Oral statements to the Council Advocacy documents and press releases Side-events at the Council Outcomes and resolutions The Human Rights Council’s 47th regular session (HRC47) took place from 21 June to 14 July 2021, mostly online. We hope this is the last time the Covid-19 pandemic prevents in-person participation of human rights defenders (HRDs) and […]
Joint submission ahead of South Sudan’s third Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
Ahead of the third Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of South Sudan, DefendDefenders and the South Sudan Human Rights Defenders Network (SSHRDN) submitted a report highlighting human rights violations pertaining to freedoms of opinion and expression, association, and peaceful assembly. South Sudan’s UPR comes at a critical juncture, as the country marked 10 years of independence on […]
Joint submission ahead of Uganda’s third Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
In a joint submission prepared ahead of Uganda’s third Universal Periodic Review (UPR), DefendDefenders, Human Rights Centre Uganda (HRCU), the National Coalition for Human Rights Defenders Uganda (NCHRD-U), and other CSOs examine the country’s human rights record with a specific focus on the environment for human right defenders (HRDs) since the country’s last UPR review, in […]
Ethiopia: at the UN, a first step towards long-overdue action on Tigray
By adopting a resolution on the situation in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, the UN HuÂman Rights CounÂcil takes a first step towards long-overdue international action to address one of Africa’s worst human rights crises. DefendDefenders welcomes this deÂveÂlopÂment, which ensures that public debates will be held on the human rights dimensions of the Tigray crisis. Other […]