📣 X‑Space: The Arrest of Tšolo Thakeli in Lesotho 🇱🇸. Join us on Thursday, June 26, at 6PM (CAT), as we speak to his lawyer, and HRDs from Mozambique and Zimbabwe, to unpack this crackdown on dissent, media freedom, and civic space. Link:

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Thank you everyone for joining us today. If you missed the conversation, you can listen to the recording. We encourage you to continue monitoring the progress of Ts’olo’s case (Lesotho), and to amplify it as the infringement of his right to hold the government accountable.

Today at 6PM (CAT)📌. Join us! The link to the space is on our pinned tweet.

#Lesotho| We denounce the arbitrary arrest of Lesotho youth activist Ts’olo “Tjekatjeka” Thakeli for speaking out against corruption and injustice. Silencing dissent is not strength—it’s a betrayal of democracy.

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"As CSOs try to meet compliance demands, youth- & women-led groups are hit hardest. We need balance between accountability & freedom to operate." ~ @FranciscaMboya. 🎧 Listen to the full Space on Zimbabwe’s #PVOAct: #Tanzania #Zimbabwe

In many of our countries, global standards to fight corruption & terrorism are being repurposed—not to protect, but to control. Civil society is under threat as governments copy restrictive laws. From our Space on Zimbabwe’s #PVOAct. ~ @OlengurumwaO. 🔊

A very insightful and encouraging conversation. Thank you @OlengurumwaO @Advocate_Kisabo @FranciscaMboya and @HEAVYRAY85 for your time, reflections and recommendations for Zimbabwean organizations. If you missed, don’t worry about it, you can listen to the recording. 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾.

Join us tonight at 6PM CAT as we draw lessons from Tanzanian human rights defenders about how legislation similar to Zimbabwe’s newly signed #PVOAmendmentAct shape their work. Panel: @OlengurumwaO @FranciscaMboya @HEAVYRAY85. Host: @MantateQueeneth . 📍

X Space Announcement 📣. Topic: Zimbabwe’s PVO Amendment Act — Lessons from #Tanzania. HRDs from Tanzania are joining us to reflect on what we can learn from their experience with similar legislation. April 17, 2025 | 6PM CAT . 📍 #PVOAct #HumanRights

This week, we are participating at the Alternative Mining Indaba (AMI) in Cape Town, held from February 3rd to 6th. This participation comes on the heels of a solidarity visit to Stilfontein mine, where the we witnessed firsthand the devastating impacts of mining-related

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Today marks two years since the brutal assassination of #ThulaniMaseko, a fearless human rights lawyer and champion of democracy in Eswatini. Thulani was gunned down in front of his family for daring to speak truth to power and demand justice. His unwavering fight against