Dear friends and colleagues, 2016 has been a challenging year for human rights defenders across the African continent,
where tectonic shifts on the global political landscape have directly impacted the work of human rights activists on the ground. DefendDefenders has been busier than ever, working to protect the space for human rights defenders (HRDs) in some of the world's most repressive countries by equipping them with the tools they need to work safely and effectively, and providing emergency support where these risk can't be mitigated.
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Dear friends and colleagues, 2016 has been a challenging year for human rights defenders across the African continent,
where tectonic shifts on the global political landscape have directly impacted the work of human rights activists on the ground. DefendDefenders has been busier than ever, working to protect the space for human rights defenders (HRDs) in some of the