Category: Human rights defenders

Democratic Republic of Congo: Civil society organizations voice concerns over the registration of human rights defenders

A group of Congolese and international civil society organizations has responded to Communiqué n°004/CNDH/007/CABRAP/03/2025, published by the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH), announcing the launch of a procedure to identify and register human rights defenders (HRDs) in the Democratic Republic of Congo. While welcoming the CNDH’s initiative to better regulate the recognition of defenders, these…
The Gbou Kôkô project in support of human rights defenders

Human rights defenders (HRDs) in the Central African Republic play a central role in promoting peace, consolidating the rule of law, and defending fundamental freedoms. Despite their crucial commitment, these actors operate in an environment characterised by insecurity, stigmatisation, a lack of effective protection mechanisms, and the still embryonic structure of their initiatives, particularly in…
ExPEERience Talk 18 – Community Rights Undermined: The Struggle for Justice in Kenya’s Conservancies

Justice ExPEERience invites you to its next ExPEERience Talk, moderated by ASF and joined by two expert speakers and a representative from the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH). This webinar will present the findings of the report “Access to Remedy for Communities Affected by Conservancies in Isiolo”. Carried out in Northern Kenya, this study…
Capacity-building of East African Public Interest Advocates: Empowering a new generation of Human Rights Defenders

In Tanzania, ASF supported the East Africa Emerging Public Interest Advocates Programme (EAEPIAP) carried out by the Center for Strategic Litigation. The EAEPIAP is a training and mentorship programme for young legal professionals committed to social justice and human rights. The programme empowers young advocates through rigorous skills-based training and practical experience in using the…
Access to Remedy: Community Rights Undermined in Kenya’s Conservancies

Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) have released a new report exposing serious and persistent human rights violations linked to the operations of community conservancies in Isiolo County, northern Kenya. The report highlights a troubling pattern: while conservation initiatives flourish, the communities whose lands and livelihoods are most affected…
ExPEERience Talk #16 – Morocco and Tunisia: How Do Citizens Perceive Minor Offences and Alternatives to Prison?

In Morocco and Tunisia, criminal laws continue to punish behaviour linked to precariousness, marginalisation, or activism. As part of the Campaign to Decriminalise Poverty, Status and Activism, Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF) has conducted two national surveys (in Morocco and Tunisia) on the perception of minor offences and alternative sentences. To share these surveys, ASF invites…
ExPEERience Talk #15: Oil, Human Rights and Local Communities in Uganda – Insights from the HEATED report on TotalEnergies and CNOOC oil projects

As the development of oil projects in Uganda enters a critical new phase, human rights abuses are intensifying. The report HEATED: Human Rights, Frontline Communities, and Oil in Uganda highlights serious abuses affecting local communities, particularly concerning projects led by industry giants such as TotalEnergies and the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC). Against this…
“Homeless, not guilty”, an online webinar on the decriminalisation of poverty, status and activism

The Fondation Abbé Pierre, FEANTSA and Avocats Sans Frontières are organising an online webinar as part of the global campaign to decriminalise poverty, status, and activism.
The Justice ExPEERience network keeps growing: evolution and new features

Justice ExPEERience celebrated its 3rd anniversary this summer! To mark the occasion, the network’s coordination team is proud to present the Justice ExPEERience annual report.
The Central African Republic – Protecting human rights defenders

ASF and its partners in the Central African Republic are supporting women human rights defenders in order to enable them to offer appropriate support and quality services to people in vulnerable situations in their needs for justice and guidance.