Benjamin Tonga, PhD

Human Rights Officer@UNMISS, Former Campaigns Officer @CIVICUSalliance, Former Advocacy Manager@chrda_Africa @HRDA_alumni, Commonwealth Scholar @UniofOxford

[CentreForHumanRights @CHR_HumanRights]

Director of the @CHR_HumanRights Prof Frans Viljoen, leading discussions at the inaugural Christof Heyns memorial lecture. @UPLawFaculty @UPTuks @UNHumanRights

[CIVICUS Monitor @CIVICUSMonitor]

New #PeoplePower report shows that people in 15 countries in the #Asia region are living in countries where #civicspace is rated as 'closed' or 'repressed'

This means their freedoms to speak up, organise or mobilise are severely restricted.

More here: https://t.co/SUpR4S16MR

[The Cameroonian 🇨🇲 @TheCameroonianZ]

Félicitations à Benjamin Mekinde Tonga qui a soutenu hier une thèse de doctorat en droit international public à l'Université de Buea.

#Cameroon @UBuea

[HRDA Alumni @HRDA_Alumni]

The assassination of one of our HRDA alumni, Thulani Maseko who was in the Class 2005, has left all of us at the Centre for Human Rights in deep grief.
In this difficult time, we wish to express our sincere condolences to Thulani's family.

https://t.co/W8hN8byHcz

[Mary Lawlor @MaryLawlorhrds]

Terrible news is coming out of #Swaziland today that Human Rights Defender Thulani Maseko has been shot dead
https://t.co/D3tnwcOEwM

[Foreign Policy CAN @CanadaFP]

Statement on peace process in Cameroon

Read the full statement: https://t.co/euBxuVppLe

[Mary Lawlor @MaryLawlorhrds]

I'm receiving very disturbing reports about the deteriorating health of human rights defender and journalist Pape Alé Niang, in detention in 🇸🇳 #Senegal & currently on hunger strike. I call for his immediate release and access to medical care. @MaeseSenegal

[Daily Maverick @dailymaverick]

From Eswatini to Chad, people have taken to the streets across Africa to demand political and social change. https://t.co/WuMLbyWcka

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Congrats to Argentina and to the GOAT, Lionel Messi, for an amazing World Cup victory.

[Global Campus of Human Rights @gchumanrights]

“The realisation of the right to social security during COVID-19 in Africa: Case studies of Cameroon, Kenya and South Africa” is a new article written by the #GCAfrica team for Volume 5 No 1 of the Global Campus Human Rights Journal
➡️ https://t.co/2fgzyV5N6U

@CHR_HumanRights

[HRDA Alumni @HRDA_Alumni]

@CHR_HumanRights
73rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission where 36 graduates were attending, the largest number ever together where ‘Representatives’ ranged from the Pioneers (the HRDA Class of 2000) to the most recent graduates (HRDA Class of 2021).
#hrda #alumni

[UN Human Rights Council @UN_HRC]

Congratulations to @volker_turk, who has been named @UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Mr. Turk will lead the @UNHumanRights office, an invaluable partner of the Human Rights Council in advancing #HumanRights around the globe.

[#FreeViasna @FreeViasna]

🪄 Release Imprisoned Human Rights Defenders
Sign the petition to call for the immediate release of the Viasna human rights defenders and for the respect of a free and open civil society space. @CIVICUSalliance
📝https://t.co/Ia5qTXmEOq
#FreeViasna

[Mary Lawlor @MaryLawlorhrds]

The UN Human Rights Committee has called on 🇧🇭Bahraini authorities to release HRDs Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, Abduljalil Al-Singace & Naji Fateel, all imprisoned for their human rights work. It's the 2nd UN treaty body to raise their case. They should be freed.
https://t.co/53wtiYVsUn

[Benjamin Tonga, PhD @TongaBenjamin3]

@NazilaGhanea Photo Credit to me 😂

[CIVICUS @CIVICUSalliance]

Today marks exactly 1 year since the arrest of MPs/ pro-democracy activists Bacede Mabuza & Mthandeni Dube for speaking out against repression in 🇸🇿#Eswatini.

Join us in calling on the government to drop the charges & release them now! https://t.co/IO888RW5PL #StandAsMyWitness

[Nkongho Felix Agbor “Agbor Balla” @AgborNkonghoF]

This Mandela Day lets redouble efforts to free imprisoned human rights defenders https://t.co/m4SMIa7jvh

[CIVICUS @CIVICUSalliance]

In 🇲🇽Mexico we collaborated with @cdhzloficial & @LasVanders to call for the release of land rights defender #KeniaHernandez. To kick off their campaign, @LasVanders hosted an online discussion on the case & took to the streets to protest her unlawful detention #StandAsMyWitness

[CIVICUS @CIVICUSalliance]

📢Ahead of the second anniversary of the #StandAsMyWitness campaign, we partnered with a diverse group of organisations and movements from around the world🌎 to create campaigns that highlight the plight of human rights defenders ✊✊🏻✊🏾✊🏿 #NelsonMandelaDay

[Mandeep Singh Tiwana @mandeep_tiwana1]

This #MandelaDay2022 let's redouble efforts to free imprisoned #humanrightsdefenders #StandAsMyWitness @CIVICUSalliance @CIVICUSMonitor @TongaBenjamin3 https://t.co/ohSDwG1h5H