IFISO Vetting Coalition Congratulates New Somali President, Takes Stock of Challenges and Way Forward
12 September 2012
IFISO Independent Vetting Coalition congratulates Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud on his
IFISO Independent Vetting Coalition congratulates Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud on his
IFISO Independent Vetting Coalition calls upon the newly selected Federal
23rd August 2012 Eighteen human rights defenders representing thirteen organizations
Article 19, CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, Committee to
Foreign ministers of African Union (AU) member states should reconsider
The establishment of a Special Rapporteur on Eritrea by the
Johannesburg, 25 June 2012. Civil society space in Uganda is
Mr. Salih, director of Teeba Press, former chief editor of Al-adwaa newspaper and a columnist, has been arbitrarily arrested and detained on three separate occasions on 8th, 9th and 15th May 2012. This follows almost two weeks of harassment by the National Intelligence and Security Services in Khartoum, who required him to report to their offices on a daily basis where he would be kept for the whole day. The arrests began after he refused to continue reporting voluntarily. On 15th May, Mr. Salih was charged with failure to cooperate with the order of a public officer to report at an appointed time and place.
The Executive Director of the East and Horn of Africa
On World Press Freedom Day, the East and Horn of
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