Burundi: Amend New Press Law
3 May 2013
Press release Burundi: Amend New Press Law On World Press
Press release Burundi: Amend New Press Law On World Press
Human rights defenders gathered in Yaounde, Cameroon for the first
The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project welcomed the report of the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders presented yesterday to the 22nd session of the Human Rights Council being held in Geneva. In her report, Madam Margaret Sekaggya highlighted the role that national human rights institutions (NHRIs) that operate in compliance with the Paris Principles can play as human rights defenders and in support of human rights defenders.
The Somali government should immediately release freelance journalist Abdiaziz Abdinur
Marking the commencement of support from the European Commission under
The Government of Sudan should end its campaign of harassment
Fifteen non-governmental organisations wrote to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in December 2012 to urge them to ensure that serious human rights violations committed in Sudan are appropriately addressed.
To celebrate Human Rights Day the Civil Society Coalition on
Human rights defenders monitoring the resource extraction industries face serious
We, the undersigned, are a diverse group of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) from around the world. With elections to the United Nations Human Rights Council quickly approaching, and with Ethiopia standing as a candidate, we are writing to urge your government to demonstrate its commitment to the protection and promotion of human rights.
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