© Pierre-Claver Akolly Amégnikpo Dekpoh
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Human rights defender's story: Pierre-Claver Akolly Amégnikpo Dekpoh from Togo
‘Witnessing the realisation of human rights in our countries would be a great joy because that is what we work towards.’
Pierre-Claver Akolly Amégnikpo Dekpoh works at the West African Human Rights Defenders Network (WAHRDN) in Lome, Togo. He spoke to ISHR about what drove him to become a human rights defender and about the challenges that he and his colleagues in Togo and West Africa face in working towards the realisation of human rights.