Africa: New SG Kumi Naidoo Pledges Support for African Human Rights Defenders to Hold the Powerful to Account

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The new Secretary General of the world's biggest human rights organization, Kumi Naidoo, met with human rights activists from across Southern Africa in Johannesburg today, to hear first-hand about their struggles. He pledged to strengthen Amnesty International's work with them to tackle the most pressing issues facing the continent.

"Today I met brave and courageous human rights defenders from across Southern Africa who are risking their lives every day by demanding justice, accountability and equality," said Kumi Naidoo.

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