AfricanDefenders

AfricanDefenders is a non-profit network based in Kampala, Uganda working on human rights, democracy & civil society.

AfricanDefenders, also known as the Pan-African Human Rights Defenders Network, is a network of five African sub-regional human rights defender networks covering the African continent. It was established to coordinate initiatives across the continent, foster collaboration among human rights defenders, support strategic advocacy, and contribute to the protection of defenders at risk. Its work includes engagement with the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, the UN Human Rights Council and other regional and international mechanisms, as well as the Ubuntu Hub Cities relocation initiative for defenders at risk. The Secretariat is hosted by DefendDefenders in Kampala, Uganda, and the network's activities are directed at human rights defenders across Africa.