Annual Report 2017
Download report Dear friends, colleagues, and fellow human rights defenders,
Download report Dear friends, colleagues, and fellow human rights defenders,
The Burundian government’s attempts to obstruct the work of the UN Human Rights Council (the Council) are futile as they will not prevent accountability for grave human rights violations, DefendDefenders (the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project) said after the Council adopted a resolution on Burundi’s human rights situation today. The resolution extends the mandate of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) to investigate Burundi’s human rights situation and regularly report to the Council.
DefendDefenders calls on the Council to remind the governments of Ethiopia and Tanzania that civil society is an ally, not an adversary, in achieving the sustainable development goals.
DefendDefenders becomes first Sub-Saharan regional civil society organisation to establish permanent representation to the UN in Geneva.
Human Rights Council: 37th Session Item 3: Clustered interactive dialogue
Human Rights Council: 37th Session Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with
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