UN HRC: Statement by Hassan Shire During the High Level Segment
5 March 2015
Hassan Shire Civil Society Speaker East and Horn of Africa
Hassan Shire Civil Society Speaker East and Horn of Africa
Ahead of Kenya’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the UN Human Rights Council tomorrow, CIVICUS and the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP) urge the government to stop its onslaught against civil society and urgently address backsliding on civic freedoms.
The recently concluded 27th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, which I attended on behalf of EHAHRDP, saw some encouraging global developments, including the passage of two important Resolutions on the protection of civil society space, and on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Mr Hassan Shire, Exective Director EHAHRDP, delivered an oral statement during the interactive dialogue with Mr. Nyanduga the new Independent Expert on the human rights situation in Somalia.
In a joint letter to the permanent representatives of members and observer states of the United Nations Human Rights Council, over 40 civil society organisations urge States to oppose proposed amendments that would weaken draft Human Rights Council resolution on civil society space.
Human Rights Council: 27th Session Item 10: Interactive Dialogue with
A joint NGO letter to the UN Human Rights Council
By Hassan Shire Whilst EHAHRDP’s core mandate is the provision
Excellences, Les organisations soussignées de la société civile africaine écrivent
Excellencies, The undersigned African civil society organisations write to urgently