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Letter to H.E President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Ratification of African Regional Human Rights Instruments

13 April 2015

Twelve South Sudanese and international organizations, committed to the promotion and protection of human rights in South Sudan, write to urge the Government of South Sudan to complete ratification of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the African Charter) and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC) by depositing instruments of ratification with the African Union (AU). We urge the Government to do this in advance of the 56th ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, which will commence on 21 April 2015.

Freezing of Human Rights Groups’ Accounts in Kenya

10 April 2015

Human Rights Agenda (HURIA), The National Coalition for Human Rights Defenders-Kenya (NCHRD-K) and the East and Horn of Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP) has learnt, with shock, of the intention of the Inspector General of Police of Kenya to freeze the bank accounts of two highly respected Kenyan human rights organizations.

UN HRC: Open Letter: Draft resolution on Effects of Terrorism on the Enjoyment of Human Rights

26 March 2015

In an open letter to the member and observer states

Rwanda: Joint submission by EHAHRDP and CIVICUS to UPR

26 March 2015

Joint submission by East and Horn of Africa Human Rights

Egypt: Pan-African Human Rights Defenders Network Condemns Egypt’s Assault on Human Rights Defenders During UPR adoption

21 March 2015

In a statement delivered during the adoption of Egypt’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in Geneva yesterday, the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project, in partnership with the Pan-African Human Rights Defenders Network (PAHRDN) made an oral intervention, highlighting the dramatically deteriorating operating space for human rights defenders and civil society organisations in Egypt. Other human rights organisations, including the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Article 19, Human Rights Watch, and the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies made similar calls for the Egyptian government to change course.

UNHRC28: Joint Statement on the UPR Process

20 March 2015

United Nations Human Rights Council: 28th Session Oral statement Item

UN HRC28: Oral Intervention on Human Rights Situations That Require the Council’s Attention

17 March 2015

Human Rights Council: 28th Session Item 4: General Debate Human

UN HRC28: Side Event ,Human Rights and Elections in Africa: The Role of Human Rights Defenders and Civil Society

13 March 2015

EHAHRDP together with its partners: FIDH, CIVICUS, ISHR and ARTICLE

UN HRC28: Side event on Misuse of Anti-Terrorism Laws in Africa, Room 21 Palais des Nations, Geneva

12 March 2015

UN HRC28: Side Event on Breaking the Cycle of Impunity in South Sudan