AGA Secretariat is a coordinating hub for the African Governance Platform members, all African Union Organs (AU) Institutions and RECs. It is mandated to promote and strengthen democracy, governance and human rights on the continent. The Secretariat coordinates the annual high level dialogue on democracy, governance, and human rights following trends, challenges and prospects, and…
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Civil Rights Defenders defends people’s civil and political rights and empowers human rights defenders worldwide. Its Executive Director, Robert Hårdh, currently serves a Steering Committee member of the World Movement for Democracy.
Click here to view this email in Spanish. The journalists of Revista Factum, an online investigative Salvadoran media outlet, are currently under attack for exposing corruption and the existence of death squads in the Special Reaction Forces of the National Civilian Police (Fuerza Especializada de Reacción also known as FES). On August 22, 2017, Revista Factum published an in-depth article on…