ACHPR61: State of human rights in Africa
2 November 2017
Statement read by EHAHRD-Net Chairperson Vital Nshimirimama
Statement read by EHAHRD-Net Chairperson Vital Nshimirimama
In its bi-annual report to the African Commission on Human
Version française ci-dessous UN Human Rights Council 36th Session Item
37 CSOs call on the UN Human Rights Council to support a resolution that renews the mandate of the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi, calls for further action to ensure justice for the victims, and initiates action for Burundi’s suspension from the Council.
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique process which
Human Rights Council: 35th session Item 4: Interactive Dialogue with
In an oral statement, Executive Director Hassan Shire updates the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the situation in the East and Horn of Africa, and calls to end the climate of impunity that has prevails in many countries across the sub-region.
In its biannual report to the African Commission on Human
Although Burundians continue to face human rights violations committed with impunity, the Government has been unwilling to cooperate or engage with the UN Commission of Inquiry. In an Oral Intervention DefendDefenders calls on all members of the UN Human Rights Council to remind Burundi of its obligations and preserve the credibility of the Council.
Twelve civil society organisations, coming from all regions, call for urgent action towards suspending Burundi from the Human Rights Council given the combination of its flagrant refusal to cooperate with the Council and the gross and systematic violations of human rights occurring in the country.
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