ACHPR56: Updates from the East and Horn of Africa (April 2014 – April 2015)
23 April 2015
The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network
The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network
Ethiopia’s already limited space for civil society and human rights defenders is undergoing further contraction, warns CIVICUS, The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project, and the Ethiopia Human Rights Project (EHRP). Throughout 2014, Ethiopian authorities have orchestrated an unprecedented legislative assault on journalists, and independent voices within civil society, undermining fundamental human rights and restricting the operating environment for civil society and human rights defenders.
Forty 0ne regional and international NGOs write to the Ethiopian
Ethiopian authorities must stop the use of anti-terror legislation to
Just ten days before Ethiopia’s human rights record is reviewed
Report submitted to the 54th ordinary Session of the African
Report submitted to the 53rd Ordinary Session of the African
We, the undersigned, are a diverse group of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) from around the world. With elections to the United Nations Human Rights Council quickly approaching, and with Ethiopia standing as a candidate, we are writing to urge your government to demonstrate its commitment to the protection and promotion of human rights.
The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network
October 9, 2012 Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn Federal Democratic Republic