Echos des Défenseures, a publication of the Movement of Women Human Rights Defenders in West Africa
The first issue of *Échos des Défenseures* marks a historic milestone: the official launch of the Movement of Women Defenders of […]
Abidjan: Towards Harmonization of Protection Mechanisms for Women Human Rights Defenders in West Africa
From February 24 to 26, 2026, Abidjan hosted a brainstorming session dedicated to the complementarity of initiatives to
The MFDDH AO at the heart of advocacy for the entry into force of the African Union Convention on the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls
At the invitation of Lawyers Without Borders Canada and its partners—the African Union Commission, the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, and the African Commission on the Rights of Women and Girls—Lawyers Without Borders Canada organized a delegation of lawyers and human rights activists to visit the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from May 20 to 25, 2016. The delegation visited the provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu, where it met with victims of sexual violence and other human rights violations, as well as with representatives of local and
Movement of Women Human Rights Defenders in West Africa (MFDDH AO)
The Ivorian Coalition of Human Rights Defenders (CIDDH) officially launched on June 13, 2024, in Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire) The