“States can’t continue to use the excuse of ‘national security’ to continually restrict the space of civil society. Every individual is free to exercise his freedom of association and peaceful assembly” Clément Nyaletsossi Voule, UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Assembly and Association

"The training manual on the Kampala Convention and its model law equipped CSOs in Africa with the knowledge and understanding of the Kampala Convention and practical skills to effectively apply the instrument for advocacy and monitoring purposes"

"The main objective of the forum was to foster closer collaboration between, among NGOs, and with the African Commission, for the purpose of promoting and protecting human rights in Africa."

"The Forum also noted, with concern, that despite the Common African Position on Migration and the Migration Framework, issues pertaining to Asylum Seekers, Refugees, Migrants and IDPs are not prioritised by AU institutions, State Parties and indeed by CSOs." Hannah Forster