🇧🇮 Burundi: read the NGO letter in support of the UN Special Rapporteur's mandate 🇺🇳 At this critical juncture — as serious violations continue to be committed in #Burundi in a context of widespread impunity, and as the country prepares for elections in a tense national &

Human Rights Defenders invest a lot of physical, emotional, and mental energy aiding those whose rights are being abused. But this can lead to burnout and exhaustion.

#EHRDC participated in the UPR Pre-session at the UNHumanRightsCouncil in #Geneva on August 29, 2024, ahead of Ethiopia's UPR review in November. We submitted an alternative report on #HRDs and civic space with CIVICUS and DefendDefenders & took part in national consultations.

We know that mainstream forms of psychotherapy can be costly and inaccessible. In developing this campaign, we explored, tried and tested multiple forms of art as a means of mental health therapy. . Here’s a link to access the full video . youtu.be/WWBmu7VvZaQ

A validation meeting on Uganda’s draft CSO Universal Periodic Review mid-term report is underway, uniting key stakeholders to ensure the report’s accuracy and comprehensiveness. It will provide an opportunity for stakeholders to review, discuss, and validate the findings and

The collection and analysis of data and information relating to this process is not as simple as one would think or imagine. It requires a sober mind to understand and disseminate the same recommendations to different actors with different capacities for implementation and

In our experience implementing recommendations and decisions have been a challenge. Three things always come up technical support, political will and complexity in coordination. I am happy that this validation meeting is strengthening collaboration and coordination as we review

The United Nations is grounded in the protection and promotion of human rights, and it serves as our North Star. The UPR process is a central component of this, allowing Uganda to share its progress with the world for review and feedback. The efforts of CSOs are crucial in

We have had fruitful deliberations on the review of Uganda’s draft CSO UPR mid-term report with government ministries, departments, agencies, and CSOs. This crucial collaborative approach ensures a comprehensive and accurate midterm report.

We are delighted to have been at the launch of the West Nile partnership represented by our Director of Programs Memory Bandera and @Rebeccakabagimu. This is part of the new Bilateral Development Programme between Uganda and 4 embassies: Denmark in Uganda , Ireland in Uganda , Embassy of the Netherlands in Uganda

📍 The 57th session of the UN Human Rights Council starts on Monday 9 September 2024 🇺🇳 With 5⃣ full weeks, it will a busy one. Follow our X feed & website for updates — our priorities are: 🇸🇩 #Sudan (extension of the Fact-Finding Mission's (#FFM) mandate:

📍 DefendDefenders' oral statements at the 5⃣7⃣th session of the UN Human Rights Council (#HRC57) 📢 Today, we took the floor to urge states to support the extension of the mandate of the Fact-Finding Mission (#FFM) for #Sudan. The FFM is our best collective hope to break