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Human Rights Defender of the Month: Andrew Gole
Andrew Gole’s journey to become a human rights defender (HRD) was sparked by a small request: in 2015, a human rights organisation reached out to the trained software engineer about a digital security training. “I didn’t know much about the HRD eco-system or about digital security as an environment on its own,” Andrew says. “So, I did some research, and realised digital security support is just the basic support I used to provide in an internet café.”
In Memory of Diallo Abdul Gadiry
To the family and friends of Diallo Abdul Gadiry I am saddened by the news that my colleague and long-time friend Diallo Abdul Gadiry is no more. On behalf of AfricanDefenders (Pan African Human Rights Defenders Network) & DefendDefenders (East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project) I would like to pay a tribute to a friend we honour and respect. His great love […]
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME MANAGER
Background DefendDefenders (the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project) seeks to strengthen the work of human rights defenders (HRDs) in the East and Horn of Africa sub-region by reducing their vulnerability to the risk of persecution and by enhancing their capacity to effectively defend human rights. DefendDefenders focuses its work on Burundi, […]
Final Communiqué on the 6th hybrid EHAHRD-Net focal point meeting
The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders NetworkFinal Communiqué on the 6th Focal Point Meeting22 October 2020 – Kampala, Uganda The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (EHAHRD-Net) held its sixth hybrid Focal Point Meeting on 22 October 2020, at Méstil Hotel in Kampala, Uganda and online using Attendify and […]
Annual Report 2019
Read our Annual Report 2019 In 2019, DefendDefenders and its partners continued to monitor and document human rights violations across the East and Horn of Africa sub-region, with a focus on the contexts affecting the work of HRDs. A shrinking civic space and press freedom violations were of particular concern, across the sub-region.buy levitra online www.bodybuildingestore.com/wp-content/themes/classic/inc/new/levitra.html […]
Tanzania: Systematic restrictions on fundamental freedoms in the run-up to national elections
In a letter released today, over 65 civil society organisations highlight systematic restrictions on fundamental freedoms in the run-up to the 28 October 2020 national elections in Tanzania.buy cialis professional generic buynoprescriptionrxonline.net/cialis_professional.html over the counter The signatories are deeply concerned about the continued deterioration of democracy, human rights and rule of law in the […]
Reflections on the 45th 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 Despite the COVID-19-associated travel restrictions that remain in place, the voice of African human rights defenders (HRDs) resonated in Geneva during the 45th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC45). DefendDefenders and partners used remote participation possibilities to […]
Somalia: DefendDefenders and the National Coalition (NCHRD-S) submit a UPR report
In a submission released ahead of the third Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Somalia, which will be held at the UN Human Rights Council on 6 May 2021, DefendDefenders and the National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders Somalia (NCHRD-S) highlight key human rights issues pertaining to freedom of opinion and expression, the media, and human […]
The Human Rights Council adopts a milestone resolution on the prevention of violations
The UN Human Rights Council (HRC) took a decisive step to enhance its capacity to respond to human rights emergencies and to prevent crises by adopting a milestone resolution today. The resolution strengthens the HRC’s prevention mandate, highlights the importance of identifying risk factors and root causes of crises, and outlines the role human rights […]
The international community maintains its support to, and scrutiny of, Somalia
Through a resolution adopted at the close of the 45th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), the international community signalled its willingness to support Somalia and maintain scrutiny of the country’s human rights situation ahead of the historic 2021 elections. DefendDefenders welcomes the step taken, including the renewal of the mandate of the […]