Africa: 'Banging On the Door' - Women Fight for a Voice and Space in Civil Society

9 December 2017

United Nations — The space for civil society organizations is shrinking around the world, with particular impacts on women activists and human rights defenders who face additional barriers due to their gender or sexual orientation.

Civil society organizations (CSOs) and activists from around the world convened in Fiji over the last week to tackle some of the world's most pressing challenges.

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