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WEST AFRICAN NETWORK OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS (ROADDH)

Created in May 2005, the West African Human Rights Defenders Network (WAHRDN), or Réseau Ouest-Africain des Défenseurs des Droits Humains (ROADDH), is a regional non-governmental organization based in Lomé, Togo. It brings together national coalitions of human rights defenders and focal points from 16 countries: 09 French-speaking countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania - where Arabic is the official language, but French is a common working language, Niger, Senegal, Togo), 05 English-speaking countries (Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone) and 02 Portuguese-speaking countries (Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau).

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Presentation of ROADDH

Created in May 2005, the West African Human Rights Defenders Network (WAHRDN) is a non-governmental organization dedicated to ...
Coalition member countries
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Member coalitions

16 West African countries 9 French-speaking countries 5 English-speaking countries 2 Portuguese-speaking countries The West African Network of Human Rights Defenders (ROADDH) brings together coalitions ...
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Human Rights Defenders Network

Presentation of ROADDH

Created in May 2005, the West African Human Rights Defenders Network (WAHRDN) is a non-governmental organization dedicated to ...
Coalition member countries
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Member coalitions

16 West African countries 9 French-speaking countries 5 English-speaking countries 2 Portuguese-speaking countries The West African Network of Human Rights Defenders (ROADDH) brings together coalitions ...
Coalition member countries
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