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Updates from November 2024
Hello Friends, This November, DefendDefenders (the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project), in collaboration with the Burundian Human Rights Defenders Coalition (CBDDH), organised the 14th edition of its annual workshop, “Claiming Spaces: Tactical Tools for Human Rights Defenders,” from 4 to 6 November 2024 in Mbarara, Uganda. The event brought together over […]
Updates from October 2024
Hello Friends, In October, DefendDefenders convened the 7th Focal Points Meeting, gathering over 50 human rights defenders (HRDs) from across the East and Horn of Africa under the East and Horn of African Human Rights Defenders Network (EHAHRD-Net). DefendDefenders is the secretariat of EHAHRD-Net. This biennial meeting, held from 1- 2 October, provided an essential […]
Updates from September 2024
Hello Friends, In our efforts to address the protection needs and gaps of human rights defenders (HRDs), DefendDefenders seeks to influence global policy and ensure that the rights and safety of HRDs remain a priority on the international human rights agenda. Every year, we actively engage with UN Human Rights Council (HRC) sessions to maintain […]
Updates from August 2024
Hello Friends, Since 2007, DefendDefenders has been supporting the establishment of national coalitions of human rights defenders (HRDs) to coordinate protection, cooperation and collaboration of HRDs at national level. The first national coalition to be established then was Defenders Coalition Kenya followed by 21 others over the years. Against this background, In August 2024, efforts […]
Updates from July 2024
Hello friends, The suppression of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and expression in Uganda were magnified in July. The Generation Z campaign, #March2Parliament to voice their concerns over widespread corruption within the august house and call for the Speaker to resign was part of a broader call for accountability and transparency from public […]
Updates from June 2024
Hello friends, The right to peaceful assembly facilitates the exercise of other human rights including the rights to freedom of expression and to take part in the conduct of public affairs. This month we witnessed youth-led protests in Kenya, sparked by the hashtag #rejectthefinancebill2024, which drew global attention to the concerns of Kenyans regarding the […]
Updates from May 2024
Hello friends, The human rights situation on the continent continues to remain worrisome amid conflict related human rights violations, restrictive legislation and a more intense closing of civic space. The right to freedom of expression continues to be one of the most violated including in Africa. In commemoration of the annually celebrated World Press Freedom […]
Updates from April 2024
Hello friends, This month marked one year since the dreadful civil war in Sudan broke out that has claimed over 14,000 lives and displaced millions, leaving 25 million reliant on humanitarian aid. As the world grapples with diverse crises, international scrutiny on the country should be maintained and Sudanese people should not be left behind. […]
Updates from March 2024
Hello friends, March is also fondly known as the women’s month all over the world. While we are obliged to affirm and validate women’s efforts throughout the year, the month of March is our annual reminder of this obligation, and we do take it seriously here at DefendDefenders. So, on 8 March, we launched our […]
Updates from February 2024
Hello friends, February has been activity-heavy for us at DefendDefenders. In a bid to keep our human rights defender (HRD)-networks and coalitions energised and well-coordinated for the diverse threats that continue to undermine civic space on the continent, this month, we set off for a series of HRD-engagements in the Sahel and West-Africa. In Dakar, […]
Updates from January 2024
Dear Colleagues, Welcome to 2024! I hope you are all up and running already! All around us, human rights crises continue unabated as in 2023 – the conflict in Sudan rages on, so does the suffering in Palestine and the invasion in Ukraine, and all their attendant and cumulative human suffering. The challenge is for […]
Updates from December 2023
Dear Colleagues, The last 31 days of 2023 were very active ones for us at DefendDefenders. We were able to launch our signature research for 2023 – Looking Back; The Impact of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights(UDHR) and the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) at a colorful gala commemorating 75 years of […]