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Human Rights Defender of the month:Immaculate Nabwire and Daphne Nakabugo

31 March 2023

In personality, Immaculate Nabwire and Daphne Nakabugo could not be more different. Where the former is loud, if free-spirited, and mischievous, the latter is quiet, reticent, and predominantly solitary. Together though, they are the quiet champions behind DefendDefenders’ digital skilling programs, equipping (women) human rights defenders with critically transformative – and sometimes, life-saving digital tools and skills.
“You’ll be surprised how many people out there, including the literate are not exposed to the idea of digital safety. And as technology gets more advanced, it is getting ever more lucrative for hackers and other malign actors, which means that the urgency of the need for digital security skills for everyone cannot be over-stated,” says Daphne.

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: HUMAN RESOURCE ASSOCIATE

29 March 2023

Job Title: Human Resources Associate Reports to: Director Programs and

CALL FOR: CONSULTANCY TO CONDUCT RESEARCH ON ENVIRONMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC), TANZANIA AND UGANDA

29 March 2023

Organisational Background: DefendDefenders (the East and Horn of Africa Human

Request for Proposals for Conducting Mid-term Evaluation on the implementation of DefendDefenders’ Strategic Plan 2021-2025

24 March 2023

Request for Proposals for Conducting Mid-term Evaluation on the implementation

African states should stand with the people of South Sudan

23 March 2023

African states should stand with the people of South Sudan

DefendDefenders’ oral statements at HRC52

3 March 2023

Oral statements delivered during the 52nd session of the UN

Updates from February 2023

28 February 2023

Hello Friends, I hope you all have all had a

Human Rights Defender of the month:Mary Pais Da Silva

28 February 2023

On 17 February 2023, in Ethiopia’s rustic resort of Bishoftu, more than 5000Km from her homeland, Mary Da Silva was announced winner of the 2023 AfricanDefenders Shield Award, in the presence of hundreds of colleague human rights defenders from 36 African countries. It was a fitting validation for the Eswatini human rights lawyer, whose sense of empathy and sensitivity to injustice has been a defining hallmark of her career.
Born 45 years ago in Lubombo, eastern Eswatini, the last of 4 siblings, Mary attributes her values to her upbringing. Although she was born in Eswatini, her parents are originally from Mozambique, and only relocated to eSwatini at the start of the Mozambican civil war that lasted between 1977-1992, which ravaged families and displaced many others.