UN Human Rights Council – 40th regular session
8 March 2019
Item 3: General debate Oral statement Delivered by: Estella
Item 3: General debate Oral statement Delivered by: Estella
Today, the 40th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council
Dear Excellencies, We, the undersigned Sudanese, African and international organisations
As the UN’s main human rights body, the Human Rights
“The government should know that because of its election, its behaviour will be more, not less, scrutinised.”
Highlights of our advocacy work at the 39th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
Interventions au Conseil Notes de cadrage et communiqués de presse
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique process which
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.
In a statement at HRC39, DefendDefenders highlights Sudan’s failure to cooperate in good faith with human rights mechanisms.
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