The first issue of *Échos des Défenseures* marks a historic milestone: the official launch of the Movement of Women Human Rights Defenders in West Africa. Through this newsletter, the Movement creates a space for voices and solidarity, supported by the project “Strengthening the Protection of Women Human Rights Defenders in West Africa.”
At the heart of its pages, a powerful plea resonates: the call for the entry into force of the African Union Convention on the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls. But this newsletter is not merely a tool for mobilization; it is also a space for personal stories. Women, often forced to remain anonymous for their safety, share their stories, their struggles, and their courage as part of the Movement’s protection program.
Les Échos des Défenseures aims to serve as a collective voice, a living memory, and an advocacy tool so that every women’s rights defender can carry out her work with protection and recognition.
Read the full newsletter below.
