ACHPR63: Updates from the East and Horn of Africa (April 2018 – October 2018)
24 October 2018
In its bi-annual report to the African Commission on Human
In its bi-annual report to the African Commission on Human
“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.
DefendDefenders commends efforts to foster human rights in Somalia and expresses concerns over freedom of expression, and women and children’s rights.
Press release by DefendDefenders and the Djiboutian Observatory for the Promotion of Democracy and Human Rights
Oral statement at Human Rights Council – 39th regular session – Item 4 General Debate