AFRICA

‘LGBTQI+ people no longer need to live with the constant fear of being criminalised’

Najeeb Ahmad Fokeerbux | MAURITIUS

‘We must strategise so that we don’t merely react to crises and anti-rights action’

Dumiso Gatsha | BOTSWANA

SOUTHERN AFRICA

‘Support those who were there before the earthquake hit and will stay when the cameras are gone’

Victoria Vrana | MOROCCO

CONFLICT | CRISIS

NORTHERN AFRICA

‘Closure of the UN office will result in the loss of a crucial player in the field of human rights’

Livingstone Sewanyana | UGANDA

‘The state of emergency has impeded people’s ability to advocate for their rights’

Jerusalem Girmay | ETHIOPIA

‘When the government reacts to our work, we know what we do is making an impact’

Helen Kidan | ERITREA

‘The UN human rights office was instrumental in addressing human rights concerns in the conflict and post-conflict period’

Robert Kirenga | UGANDA

‘Under the old regime civil society was not taken into account’

Pepecy Ogouliguende | GABON

‘Activists who work from abroad are being targeted through their families’

Ahmed Attalla | EGYPT

NORTHERN AFRICA

‘This so-called election was a circus and a waste of resources’

Obert Masaraure | ZIMBABWE

SOUTHERN AFRICA