Who's who

DefendDefenders

Non-governmental organizations
Humanitarian Law and Action, Human Rights, Migration
Rue de Varembé 1
1202 Geneva
Switzerland
+41 79 813 49 91

DefendDefenders is the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP). A regional human rights NGO, we seek to strengthen the work of human rights defenders (HRDs) throughout the region by reducing their vulnerability to the risk of persecution and by enhancing their capacity to effectively defend human rights. DefendDefenders works in Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia (together with Somaliland), South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. We hold consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), as well as observer status with the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights.