Susannah Ibale

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[Susannah Ibale @sunannah]

@TheMithMusic Man!!!

[Susannah Ibale @sunannah]

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[DefendDefenders @DefendDefenders]

🚨 We are in Kinshasa! Bonjour Kinshasa! 🇨🇩

Aujourd'hui, avec nos partenaires congolais, nous lançons la Coalition nationale pour les défenseurs des droits humains en #RDC. Suivez l'événement en direct à partir de 9h00 WAT / 11h00 EAT: https://t.co/vh5Bq2FVUq (Meeting ID: 274 129 1899 / Password: G51JmR)

Today, with Congolese partners, we're launching the National Coalition for Human Rights Defenders in the #DRC. Follow the proceedings from 09:00am WAT / 11:00am EAT.

@Hassan_Shire @bikjo @annie_bambe @Marie_JoNtsh #RDCongo #SociétéCivile #DroitsHumains #ParticipationCitoyenne ✊✊✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿

[LéO Africa Institute @LeoAfricaInst]

🌍 Announcing the Huduma Fellowship — For Uganda's Next Generation of Public Servants

We are looking for early-career professionals in Uganda's public and civic sector who are committed to leading with integrity and building a culture of principled public service.

Here is what the journey looks like:

1️⃣ Foundational Leadership — Deepening self-awareness and clarifying your personal values as a leader
2️⃣ Public Service Ethics & Governance — Navigating the real demands of ethical leadership in public institutions
3️⃣ Policy & Implementation — Translating vision into action within your sector and community
4️⃣ Graduation & Capstone — Presenting a project rooted in the challenges and opportunities you know best

Over the course of a year, fellows move through residential seminars, mentorship, and peer dialogue — learning alongside others who share the same commitment to service.

✅ Who should apply:

▫️Ugandan nationals or residents, aged 22–35
▫️Working in government, civil service, non-profit, civil society, or civic institutions
▫️Committed to ethical leadership and public service

📌 Apply here: https://t.co/zhxwBonZ24

[DefendDefenders @DefendDefenders]

Our webinar on Artificial Intelligence, scheduled for tomorrow afternoon, is organised under our Safe Sisters program, which for nine years has strengthened the digital security and online resilience of women human rights defenders (WHRDs) across Africa.

Designed as a fellowship initiative, the program equips participants with practical skills to navigate online risks, including cyber-harassment, surveillance, hacking, and data loss, while fostering a supportive network of women technologists within civil society. Through a combination of self-guided learning, hands-on tool practice, mentorship, workshops, peer exchange, and small grants, Safe Sisters has built a strong community of digital security advocates.

To date, the program has trained 136 fellows across 15 cohorts, spanning countries including Uganda, Nigeria, South Sudan, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Burundi, Somalia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Sierra Leone, Liberia, South Africa, Lesotho, and Sudan.

#DigitalSecurity

[DefendDefenders @DefendDefenders]

As we continue our #SheDefends campaign this week, we are taking time to highlight regional and international human rights mechanisms and legal frameworks designed to support and protect women’s rights, as well as the women human rights defenders working to advance them.
Take some time to watch our Senior Programs Officer, Walda Keza Shaka, as she explains how to engage with the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa and the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa.
In this video, she elaborates how these mechanisms can be used by women human rights defenders in practice to advance justice and strengthen their protection.
#SheDefends

[DefendDefenders @DefendDefenders]

🇺🇳 #HRC61 continues in Geneva. Today, during a general debate on item 3⃣, DefendDefenders presented its report on the #RightToProtest, ❝ They Won’t Silence the People ❞, which was launched during its 20th anniversary celebrations (November 2025).

▶️ Download the report: https://t.co/pbH3kC4DQ1 🔍

▶️ Full statement delivered today: https://t.co/joJPjnb1HP ✊✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿

#Mozambique🇲🇿 #Senegal🇸🇳 #Tunisia🇹🇳 #Uganda🇺🇬

https://t.co/UTqDBn2x9C

[DefendDefenders @DefendDefenders]

Happy Women’s Day
Joyeuse journée de la femme
عيد سعيد للمرأة
Heri ya Siku ya Wanawake

Today, we celebrate the strength, resilience, and achievements of women everywhere. In a special way, we celebrate women human rights defenders and recognise the vital contributions they make to building more just and equal societies.

As we celebrate their work and impact, we also call on everyone to play a role in protecting those who defend the rights of others by advancing justice for them, through raising awareness, supporting women human rights defenders, and advocating for stronger protections for their work.

#SheDefends
#IWD2026

[DefendDefenders @DefendDefenders]

Today, we kick off our annual month long #SheDefends campaign, which aims to amplify the voices of women human rights defenders (WHRDs) across Africa. This year, we will place particular emphasis on existing regional and international legal frameworks that recognise and protect women’s rights, affirm the legitimacy of WHRDs, and guarantee protection for those who defend the rights of others. While these frameworks provide important safeguards, WHRDs continue to face disproportionate risks, including threats, harassment, reprisals, and structural exclusion.
Throughout the month of March, we will seek to examine where the gap between paper and practice lies and how commitments can translate into meaningful protection.

Be part of the conversation using #SheDefends.

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[Nile Specialist🇺🇬 @Nabimara_Paul]

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[AfricanDefenders @AfricaDefenders]

Join AfricanDefenders & DefendDefenders tomorrow for our 3rd Annual New Year Check-Up with Human Rights Defenders across Africa!

A live conversation to take stock, set priorities, and shape collective action for 2026 — led by Hassan Shire.

🗓️ Thursday, 29 January 2026
⏰ 14:00 EAT | 11:00 GMT

*Register and join*: https://t.co/L8UQhUWKSU

#HRDs #CivicSpace #HumanRights #Africa

[Susannah Ibale @sunannah]

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[Susannah Ibale @sunannah]

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[Susannah Ibale @sunannah]

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[Susannah Ibale @sunannah]

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[Susannah Ibale @sunannah]

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[Susannah Ibale @sunannah]

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[THE MITH🇺🇬🔥 @TheMithMusic]

13,000 Kilometers On Road.

From The Pearl Of Africa 🇺🇬

All The Way Down To Cape Town....

Will I Handle?? Make Sure You Join The Journeyyyyy🚍 🎬

#WeBuiltTomorrow
#KiiraOnTheRoad