ACHPR69:Statement under Item 5: Working Group on Extractive Industries, Environment and Human Rights Violations in Africa
23 November 2021
AfricanDefenders and DefendDefenders welcome the report of the Working Group.
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AfricanDefenders and DefendDefenders welcome the report of the Working Group.
We, the undersigned human rights non-governmental organizations (NGOs), strongly urge the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) to hold a special session on the ongoing human rights crisis in Ethiopia and to establish a robust investigative mechanism in that context.
Honourable Chairperson, Honourable Commissioners, Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, DefendDefenders and
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