About Us
The Tanzania Human Rights Defenders Coalition (THRDC) was incepted in 2010 at the time when incidents of human rights violations were relatively high in Tanzania. During this time, there were already human rights organizations (HRO), most of which are current members of THRDC. There were also HROs’ networks operated at national, regional and district levels. Despite their efforts and notable results towards human rights protection and promotion,... Read More
Membership
THRDs-Coalition is comprised of both individual and organizational memberships, whereby as of now The Coalition has more than 160 members who are basically human rights defenders NGOs, individual HRDS in Tanzania (HRDs). Read More
Word from National coordinator
Greetings!
I'm Onesmo Olengurumwa, the National Coordinator for the Tanzania Human Rights Defenders Coalition. We're here to help you protect your rights as a human rights defender—and we'd love it if you could join us.
THRDC aims to create a safe and secure environment for people like you in Tanzania, so that you can do your job without fear of persecution or violence. Since its inception in 2013, THRDC has worked with a wide range of groups to achieve its mission.
We're excited about what we do here at THRDC: defending organizations working in different thematic areas that represent just about every kind of human rights issue and challenge facing our community today. We focus on nine (9) thematic areas: Political and human rights in general; women's rights, legal aid providers; children's rights; pastoralists' rights; freedom of expression, minority rights, Natural Resources and Economic Rights, Social Rights and Accountability.
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Testimonials
Francis Kiwanga
Executive Director, Foundation for Civil Society
What I love about THRDC is their non- discriminative policies on who should be safeguarded, they have been proactive and managed to reach all groups of people whenever there is human rights violations ... Read More
Marry Rusimbi
W Philanthropy Network
We wish them the best, and we wish to see more of their roles being active in the civil society and continuing to defend the agenda of human rights defenders themselves. We don’t regret supporting t ... Read More
HRD key informant
Zanzibar
THRDC has provided a platform for HRD to come together and exchange experience on how to address human rights violation challenges. I can now meet and talk to a colleague in Pemba through our zonal me ... Read More
Agnes Haule
Executive Director AICIL
THRDC has been instrumental in the development of a strategic plan where through a consultant hired by THRDC, we were able to receive aid from development partners (friends of AICIL) and to know our v ... Read More