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Burundi : Justice n’a pas été rendue à l’issue du procès sur le meurtre d’un militant, Malgré de nombreuses pistes, l’enquête n’a pas été à la hauteur

23 May 2012

La décision rendue le 22 mai 2012 au terme du procès des personnes accusées d’avoir tué Ernest Manirumva, un militant anticorruption burundais, a été une occasion manquée de rendre la justice, ont regretté 20 organisations non gouvernementales burundaises et internationales aujourd’hui dans une déclaration conjointe. Ce résultat est profondément décevant pour ceux qui se sont mobilisés afin que ses tueurs rendent des comptes, car des éléments de preuve potentiellement importants n’ont pas été pris en considération.

United States: Work with Us to Fight Corruption and Injustice

8 May 2012

The Executive Director of the East and Horn of Africa

Banjul: Governments of Somalia and Ethiopia Should Respect ACHPR Resolutions

3 May 2012

On World Press Freedom Day, the East and Horn of

ACHPR51: Overview of the human rights situation in the East and Horn of Africa (November 2011 – April 2012)

19 April 2012

Overview of the Human Rights Situation
in the East and Horn of Africa
November 2011 – April 2012

Report submitted at the 51st Ordinary Session of the
African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR)
Banjul, The Gambia, April 2012

Remarks presented at the 51st ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights Hassan Shire Sheikh, chairperson of the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network

19 April 2012

On behalf of the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network, I would like to thank the Commissioners for their commitment to promoting and protecting the rights contained in the Charter, and to take this opportunity to raise some of the key issues that have affected human rights defenders in the region and their ability to carry out their work over the past six months.

Human Rights Violations in the Republic of Sudan

14 April 2012

Human Rights Violations in the Republic of Sudan:
A Shadow Report to Sudan’s Fourth and Fifth Periodic Report to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
April 2012

Burundi: Reopening of Manirumva Murder Trial Tomorrow is Opportunity for Justice

28 March 2012

The scheduled reopening of the trial of those accused of murdering Ernest Manirumva, a Burundian human rights defender, is a positive step, said the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP) and Protection International today. The public hearing is expected to open at 9 am on Friday 30th March at the Tribunal de Grande Instance de la Mairie de Bujumbura.

Eritrea: Human Rights Council Must Increase Attention to Widespread and Systematic Violations

14 March 2012

44 countries yesterday called on the Government of Eritrea to end its use of arbitrary detention and torture of its citizens. Christian Solidarity Worldwide, Human Rights Concern – Eritrea and the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project welcome this long overdue attention paid to the widespread and systematic human rights violations continuing in Eritrea for over a decade.

Ethiopia: Future of last remaining human rights monitoring NGO in Ethiopia in the balance

24 February 2012

UPDATE – Media Advisory The Cassation Bench of the Federal

Uganda: Government Minister Shuts Down Human Rights Workshop

15 February 2012

The Minister of State for Ethics and Integrity, Hon. Rev.