We partnered with 29 other organizations and issued a statement on the need for urgent measures in Yemen to protect Civilians from Covid-19. The conflict in Yemen is entering its sixth year, resulting in what is considered the worst man-made humanitarian crisis in the world. On 10 April, the first...
Issue 2, 19 – 24 April 2020 The Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network and Maverick Citizen launched the Southern Africa Weekly Human Rights Roundup, aimed at highlighting important human rights news in Southern Africa. The Human Rights Roundup integrates efforts of human rights...
Together with our umbrella body the PANHRDN and sister sub-regional networks the SAHRDN sent an open letter to the African Union Commission Chairperson, H.E Moussa Faki. In the letter, we call on the African Union and African leaders to demand a complete investigation and immediate remedial...
Gaborone and Johannesburg: Today, the Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (SAHRDN or the Defenders Network) and the Human Rights Institute of South Africa (HURISA) have jointly called on Botswana government to take immediate measures to protect the rights of people including children in...
Lusaka and Johannesburg March 19, 2020 Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (SAHRDN or the Defenders Network) calls on authorities in Zambia to stop persecuting human rights defenders (HRDs)and demands the immediate reinstatement of Mr. John Sangwa, a prominent lawyer in Zambia who was...
Lilongwe and Johannesburg March 8, 2020 For Immediate Release Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (SAHRDN or the Defenders Network) demand the immediate and unconditional release of Gift Trapence and McDonald Sembereka who were arbitrarily arrested this evening, March 8, 2020. SAHRDN...
The Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (SAHRDN) visited Abahlali baseMjondolo head office in Durban from the 23rd of February 2020 ahead of the march that was to be held the next day. During this visit, the SAHRDN managed to visit two Abahlali communities of Khenani and Nenkani and...
The Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (SAHRDN) in collaboration with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Advancing Rights in Southern Africa (ARISA), World Alliance for Citizen Participation (CIVICUS Alliance) and Lifeline held the 2019 HRDs...
Between 7 and 9 February 2020 the Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network carried out a Strategic Planning Session for Chapter One Foundation (COF), Zambia as part of its wider programme of contributing to a stronger network of human rights defenders (HRDs) in Southern Africa. The strategic...
The Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (SAHRDN) expresses concern at the delays in the finalisation of the case against 7 human rights defenders (HRDs) facing charges of subverting a constitutional government in Zimbabwe. The SAHRDN calls on the authorities in Zimbabwe to withdraw...
The Mozambique’s Center for Democracy and Development (CDD) and the Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (the SAHRDN) have today called on Mozambican authorities to immediately release the 18 Mozambican election monitors imprisoned in Xai-Xai, Mozambique, for “illegally” monitoring the...
Waves of xenophobic violence erupted in targeted attacks on African foreign nationals and their businesses by South African citizens on 1 September. The violence sparked in Pretoria and spread to Johannesburg and surrounding areas. Police have described the acts of violence as purely...