Reflections on the 35th session of the UN Human Rights Council
3 July 2017
Oral statements to the Council Open letters and press releases
Oral statements to the Council Open letters and press releases
With no indication that the Eritrean government is willing to take steps to improve its human rights record or address past and ongoing violations, DefendDefenders calls for the renewal of the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on Eritrea.
To Permanent Representatives of Members and Observer States of
In an oral statement, Executive Director Hassan Shire updates the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the situation in the East and Horn of Africa, and calls to end the climate of impunity that has prevails in many countries across the sub-region.
On the opening day of its 60th Ordinary Session, DefendDefenders (East
On World Press Freedom Day, I would like to take
Just three percent of people live in countries where the
Oral statements to the Council Open letters and press releases
As the Eritrean regime prepares to celebrate its 24th year in power, its citizens live in fear. In an Oral Intervention at the Human Rights Council, DefendDefenders calls attention to the grave human rights situation in Eritrea and the resulting exodus as people flee the country.
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