Uganda: Police Authorities must conduct impartial and transparent investigations into the extra-judicial killing of HRD
30 June 2017
Eleven human rights groups unequivocally condemn the extra-judicial killing of
Eleven human rights groups unequivocally condemn the extra-judicial killing of
Ahead of the 35th session of the UN Human Rights Council, a coalition of civil society organisations calls upon Member States to support the establishment of an independent, impartial, and international investigation in into alleged violations committed by Ethiopian security forces.
The Ugandan government must guarantee Dr. Stella Nyanzi, an academic
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We, the undersigned South Sudanese, regional and international non-governmental organisations, write to urge your delegation to renew and strengthen the mandate and capacity of the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan to address the continued lack of accountability for severe, widespread and on-going crimes under international law and human rights violations and abuses, many of which amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity, during the upcoming 34th session of the UN Human Rights Council.
Dr. Mudawi Ibrahim Adam, a prominent Sudanese human rights defender,
Somaliland authorities should immediately end judicial harassment of the Human Right Center’s staff.
Ethiopian authorities should immediately disclose the location of Temesgen Desalegn,
In a new video launched on the International Human Rights
For its first annual meeting, ProtectDefenders.eu, an international consortium comprised of twelve organisations including DefendDefenders, warns about the worrying pattern of criminalisation used against Human Rights defenders throughout the world.
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