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Digital rights, women journalists, civic space: a day on every front at the ACHPR

On the third day of the 89th Ordinary Session of the ACHPR, AfricTivistes carried its communities’ voices into several meetings in Dakar: a panel on e…

17 octobre 2026Read

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Sahel and West Africa: seven recommendations to loosen the grip on civic space

On the margins of the 89th Ordinary Session of the ACHPR, WACSI, RFLD and AfricTivistes co-organised the meeting “Civic Space Under Pressure: Freedom …

16 octobre 2026Read

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Joint statement by WACSI and AfricTivistes: “The law should protect those who defend rights, not become another instrument for silencing them”

During the plenary session of the 89th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), held in Dakar on Tuesday 13 Oc…

16 octobre 2026Read

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Women’s rights in Africa: in Dakar, social movements call for better protection of women activists

Gathered on 15 October 2026 in Dakar, on the margins of the 89th session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), women activis…

15 octobre 2026Read

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Pan-African citizen consultation: your voice counts, have your say!

The 89th Ordinary Session of the ACHPR continues in Dakar until 21 October, African Human Rights Day. AfricTivistes is carrying its communities’ voice…

14 octobre 2026Read

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ECOSOCC-West Africa Forum: 33 years on, civil society wants to move from ideas to levers

On the margins of the 89th Ordinary Session of the ACHPR, AfricTivistes, WADEMOS and WACSI convened the National Forum on the Operationalisation of EC…

13 octobre 2026Read

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89th Session of the ACHPR: in Dakar, the African Charter celebrates its 40th anniversary with a focus on accountability

The 89th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) opened on Monday 12 October in Dakar, at the King Fahd Palace…

12 octobre 2026Read

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AfricTivistes brings communities’ voices to the 89th ACHPR session

From 12 to 21 October, Dakar is hosting the 89th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights. Since the NGO Forum that pre…

12 octobre 2026Read

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From Citizen Voices to African Mechanisms: Bringing Sahelian Concerns up to the ACHPR

Ahead of the 89th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), scheduled to take place in Dakar from 12 to 21 Octo…

18 septembre 2026Read