Hassan’s Blog: Free press at risk in the East and Horn of Africa
3 May 2017
On World Press Freedom Day, I would like to take
On World Press Freedom Day, I would like to take
Just three percent of people live in countries where the
DefendDefenders hit the ground running at the first session of
Oral statements to the Council Open letters and press releases
A joint report with contributions from DefendDefenders’ Technology team assesses Internet freedom and the digital resilience of civil society.
Although Burundians continue to face human rights violations committed with impunity, the Government has been unwilling to cooperate or engage with the UN Commission of Inquiry. In an Oral Intervention DefendDefenders calls on all members of the UN Human Rights Council to remind Burundi of its obligations and preserve the credibility of the Council.
The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) concluded
Governments in the sub-region continue to restrict legitimate expressions of dissent, individually and collectively, online and offline, through repressive legislation, physical attacks, enforced disappearances, arbitrary arrests and harassment.
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