Cameroon: Pan-African Human Rights Defenders Adopt Plan of Action
21 March 2013
Human rights defenders gathered in Yaounde, Cameroon for the first
Human rights defenders gathered in Yaounde, Cameroon for the first
Human rights defenders (HRDs) meeting in Cameroon at the first counterpart meeting of the PAHRD Net have learnt with shock and outrage at the arbitrary arrest and detention of Zimbabwe’s leading human rights lawyer Mrs Beatrice Mtetwa by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) yesterday 17 March 2013 when she was trying to represent her client as a lawyer.
Marking the commencement of support from the European Commission under
Somalia: Planning Meeting Held for New Project Supporting Human Rights
The human rights situation in Burundi will be reviewed on
Joint press statement from the East and Horn of Africa
Human rights defenders monitoring the resource extraction industries face serious
(Nairobi, November 23, 2012)– The Kenyan authorities should promptly and
Limited competition in elections for the United Nations Human Rights Council undermines membership standards set for the body by the UN General Assembly, Human Rights Watch, FORUM-ASIA, and the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project said today. Although the General Assembly elected 18 countries to the Human Rights Council on November 12, 2012, only three faced challengers in their bids for a seat.
Excellencies, We are a diverse group of nongovernmental organisations from all parts of the world who have contributed to the Human Rights Council (the Council) and its work since its establishment. We write to you regarding your candidacies for membership of the Council.