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Updates from November 2023
Hello Friends, November is usually one of the most active months for us at DefendDefenders and AfricanDefenders, as we try to winddown the year’s work to prepare for closure mid-December. Accordingly, in collaboration with the South Sudan Human Rights Defenders Network, we convened the 13th edition of  Claiming Spaces  in Juba, South Sudan to celebrate […]
Updates from October 2023
Dear Friends September was a very busy month for us at home and abroad. At home, we completed our relocation to our new premises on Lotis Towers, Plot 16, Mackinnon Road, Nakasero in the heart of Kampala. On 8 September, we hosted our friends and development partners on the occasion of our official office opening, […]
Updates from September 2023
Dear Friends September was a very busy month for us at home and abroad. At home, we completed our relocation to our new premises on Lotis Towers, Plot 16, Mackinnon Road, Nakasero in the heart of Kampala. On 8 September, we hosted our friends and development partners on the occasion of our official office opening, […]
Updates from August 2023
Dear friends, I bring you this month’s greetings from the heart of Kampala, at Lotis Towers, Plot 16, Mackinnon Road, where we have substantively moved our offices. August has been our first full month at our new premises, and we are excited at the new location, which is not only bigger and more accessible to […]
Updates from July 2023
Dear friends, Like the past few months, July barely brought better fortunes for the human rights situation not just in the East and Horn of Africa, but on the continent. On 26 July, the military in Niger overthrew the country’s democratically elected government in a coup, making it the 5th military coup in the Sahel […]
Updates from June 2023
Dear Friends, June marked the second full month of the conflict in Sudan, which continued to dominate our focus and attention. The situation in Khartoum remains dire – over 1000 fatalities were reported killed between 20 May to 16 June alone, and with the fighting now enveloping other parts of the country like Darfur and […]
Updates from May 2023
Dear friends, I hope you all had a great month of April. At DefendDefenders, we concluded our multi-pronged engagement at the  52nd session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC52), where we highlighted a number of concerning human rights situations for which we called the council’s continued focus and scrutiny. We particularly welcomed the Council’s decision […]
Updates from April 2023
Dear friends, I hope you all had a great month of April. At DefendDefenders, we concluded our multi-pronged engagement at the  52nd session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC52), where we highlighted a number of concerning human rights situations for which we called the council’s continued focus and scrutiny. We particularly welcomed the Council’s decision […]
Updates from March 2023
Dear friends, March was a busy month at DefendDefenders. We particularly had a busy schedule at the 52nd session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC52), as we sought to appraise the Council and the  international human rights actors on the prescient human rights issues in Africa. 16 months since the coup that overthrew Sudan’s […]
Updates from February 2023
Hello Friends, I hope you all have all had a wonderful February – the month of love! As is practice, we continue to express love through our commitment to the safety and wellbeing of human rights defenders (HRDs). As the UN Human Rights Council (UN HRC) opened for its 52nd regular session on 27 February, […]
Updates from December 2022
Dear Friends, First, congratulations upon completing 2022. For those whose year was blighted by loss, bereavement, or any other form of misfortune, I condole and empathize with you, and wish you a kinder 2023. At DefendDefenders, we concluded the year on a high, with our traditional flagship event – Claiming Spaces: Tactical Tools for Human […]
Updates from November 2022
Dear Friends, Dear friends and colleagues, November is that time of the year when we take stock of our year’s work, take note of our highlights, reflect on where we fell short, and strategise on how to better our efforts in the coming year. From 16-19 November, we convened for our annual staff retreat to […]