March 17, 2023 (JUBA) – An initiative to promote collaboration and coordination among women human rights defenders has been launched in Juba, South Sudan. The formation of Women Defenders Protection Net (WDPN) emerged at the end of a three-day training organized by Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) with Support from Foundation Open Society Institute (FOSI). The training attracted 20 participants engaged in women’s rights, land rights gender based violence, disability rights, civil, political, social and economic issues. Edmund Yakani, the Executive Director of CEPO described WPDN as a platform that will prioritize the protection of women human rights defenders and activists.
