© Pierre-Claver Akolly Amégnikpo Dekpoh

Togo
Africa

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.