Hannah Forster
GambiaactivistFemale7.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Hannah Forster is the Executive Director of the African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies (ACDHRS), advocating for reparative justice and highlighting the need for systemic transformation to address historical and contemporary inequalities affecting African communities.
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Mme Hannah Forster is the former Executive Director of the African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies.
RFLD anchors afrofeminist strategy in Dakar consultation on women human rights defendersGambia· 2026-06-19
Hannah Forster, Executive Director of ACDHRS, emphasised that the forum aims to deepen understanding of reparations as a route to healing and justice for Africans and people of African descent.
Reparations take centre stage as African civil society convenes in BanjulGambia· 2025-10-21
Hannah Forster, Executive Director of the African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies (ACDHRS), highlighted the strategic synergy between civil society and NHRIs in strengthening Africa’s human rights ecosystem.
Banjul hosts landmark NANHRI forum to reframe Africa’s development through human rightsGambia· 2025-10-20
Hannah Forster is the Executive Director of ACDHRS and discussed current initiatives during the meeting.
ACDHRS Senior Officials pay courtesy call on Chief JusticeGambia· 2025-08-01
Mrs. Hannah Forster, executive director of ACDHRS, outlined the training’s three thematic pillars.
W/African rights defenders tackle climate crisis at regional trainingGambia· 2025-07-30
Executive Director Hannah Forster emphasized the need for coordinated efforts to combat organised crimes.
Transnational organised crime a vicious threat to peace and security – ACDHRS Hannah ForsterGambia· 2025-07-21
Mrs. Hannah Forster, Executive Director of ACDHRS and moderator of the opening ceremony, underscored the need for reparations to go beyond mere financial compensation.
NGO forum calls for reparatory justice at African Commission in BanjulGambia· 2025-05-06
Hannah Forster revealed that the call for reparations is about challenging and transforming present structures that perpetuate inequality.
ACDHRS’s 83rd Ordinary Session focuses on reparationsGambia· 2025-04-30