An overview of the Human Rights Situation in the East and Horn of Africa between October 2015 and March 2016
DefendDefenders hit the ground running in 2016, as human rights defenders across the entire sub-region of the East and Horn of Africa face increasing restrictions on their rights and their ability to work.
Version française ci-dessous. 31st Session of the Human Rights Council
DefendDefenders will host a side event on Burundi at the 31st session of the UN Human Rights Council. Panelists will include Michel Forst (UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights Defenders), Pierre Claver Mbonimpa (President of APRODH), and Tom Gibson (Representative for Burundi and DRC at Protection International).
On 1 March, civil society leaders from across the globe
(Version française ci-dessous) Joint EHAHRDP, Protection International and CIVICUS statement
Human Rights Council 24th Special Session Special Session on Burundi,
Human Rights Council 24th Special Session Special Session on Burundi,
Tomorrow a Special Session of the UN Human Rights Council
10 December 2015 – International Human Rights Day As International
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