ACHPR60: Call for accountability and address culture of impunity in the East and Horn of Africa
8 May 2017
On the opening day of its 60th Ordinary Session, DefendDefenders (East
On the opening day of its 60th Ordinary Session, DefendDefenders (East
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The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) concluded
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