HRC35: Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention
16 June 2017
Human Rights Council: 35th Session Item 4: General Debate –
Human Rights Council: 35th Session Item 4: General Debate –
Human Rights Council: 35th session Item 4: Interactive Dialogue with
In its biannual report to the African Commission on Human
DefendDefenders (East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project)
The Ugandan government must guarantee Dr. Stella Nyanzi, an academic
DefendDefenders hit the ground running at the first session of
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DefendDefenders and CIVICUS voice their disappointment over South Sudan’s Universal Periodic Review process, with the government choosing to accept only four out of 33 recommendations made to improve the human rights situation.
Together with 14 South Sudanese civil society organisations, DefendDefenders urges the UN Human Rights Council to strengthen the mandate of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan include the conduct of independent investigations and collection and preservation of evidence to ensure accountability for human rights violations.
Although Burundians continue to face human rights violations committed with impunity, the Government has been unwilling to cooperate or engage with the UN Commission of Inquiry. In an Oral Intervention DefendDefenders calls on all members of the UN Human Rights Council to remind Burundi of its obligations and preserve the credibility of the Council.
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