Ahead of the 35th session of the UN Human Rights Council, a coalition of civil society organisations calls upon Member States to support the establishment of an independent, impartial, and international investigation in into alleged violations committed by Ethiopian security forces.
Despite the adoption of various resolution by the African Commission, the right to freedom of expression continues to be violated both online and offline. In Niamey, DefendDefenders provides an overview of the most pressing cases from the sub-region to the Commissioners.
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
DefendDefenders hit the ground running at the first session of
The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network
Ethiopian authorities should immediately disclose the location of Temesgen Desalegn,
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) concluded
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