Reflections on the 43rd session of the UN Human Rights Council
24 June 2020
A delegation of DefendDefenders and AfricanDefenders took an active part
A delegation of DefendDefenders and AfricanDefenders took an active part
After the sudden passing of President Nkurunziza of Burundi, General
In its bi-annual report to the African Commission on Human and
In its bi-annual report to the African Commission on Human
Oral statements to the Council Advocacy documents and press releases
The UN Human Rights Council (“Council”) has decided to keep a spotlight on Burundi ahead of key elections scheduled for 2020. Today, the Council adopted a resolution that extends the mandate of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) on Burundi for one year and condemns a wide range of human rights violations and abuses, a move which DefendDefenders welcomes.
1. On 12 September 2019, DefendDefenders (the East and
Oral statements delivered by DefendDefenders at the 42nd session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC42, 9-27 September 2019).
Article posted in relation to the International Day of the
Ahead of the 42nd session of the UN Human Rights Council, NGOs call on States to support a resolution extending the mandate of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) on Burundi for a further year, until September 2020.