Thirty nine organizations and individuals write to inform regional and international human rights mechanisms of the use of excessive force by Sudanese authorities to disperse peaceful demonstrators across Sudan. At least nine people, including one child, have been killed in three separate incidents in 2016 alone.
Mr. Aristide Nononsi UN Independent Expert on the situation of
Sudanese authorities should stop harassing civil society activists and allow them to work without arbitrary interference and intimidation.
Version française ci-dessous The recent decision by the government of
Over the course of the electoral period, Ugandan police and security forces have targeted scores of journalists by restricting access to information, damaging and confiscating equipment, and have subjected them to intimidation, physical attacks and arbitrary arrests.
25 CSOs urgently request immediate action to condemn the internet shutdown in Uganda, and to prevent any systematic or targeted attacks on democracy and freedom of expression in other African nations during forthcoming elections in 2016.
After 539 days in detention and 39 court appearances, Ethiopian
We the Undersigned representatives of the civil society of Somalia
The Pan-African Human Rights Defenders Network (PAHRDN) welcomes yesterday’s decision
At the margins of the 29th session of the Human Rights Council, please join us for a side event on the human rights situation in Eritrea on Thursday 25th June at 12.30 to 15. 30 hrs in room xxv, Palais de Nations
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