Acknowledgments On behalf of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders in Africa would like to express its appreciation to partners that contributed to the development of these Guidelines. A special thank you to the members of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights’ Working Group on Freedom of Association and Assembly, which include the following organisations: • • • • • • • • African Center for Democracy and Human Rights Studies (ACDHRS), Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, DefendDefenders (the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project), Human Rights Institute of South Africa, Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA), International Service for Human Rights (ISHR), Réseau des Défenseurs des Droits Humains en Afrique Central ; and Réseau Ouest Africain des Défenseurs des Droits de l’Homme. Furthermore, the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders in Africa expresses her gratitude to Mr. Christopher Roberts who invested a lot of his time during the drafting and adoption process of the guidelines; and the entire team of the Secretariat of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights who have been working tirelessly to see this achieved. The Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders in Africa would like to acknowledge the financial support provided by: • • International Center for Not-for-Profit Law; Pan-African Human Rights Defenders Network through the National Endowment for Democracy.