Reflections on the 30th Session of the Human Rights Council
8 October 2015
Last week, the Human Rights Council concluded its 30th session,
Last week, the Human Rights Council concluded its 30th session,
Les défenseurs des droits de l’homme doivent travailler dans un
Human rights defenders face increasing and worsening restrictions when working
The report details the tactics used by the Sudanese, Ethiopian, Burundian and Ugandan governments to limit the operating environment for civil society in advance of elections.
This event will feature prominent human rights defenders from Burundi, Ethiopia, Sudan and Uganda who will discuss the deteriorating space for civil society actors during elections and address the ways in which the Human Rights Council can take urgent action to fulfill its mandate.
The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project
In light of the visible trend of shrinking space for civil society and the persistent targeting of human rights defenders and their work, the ACHPR created the Study Group on Freedom of Association and Assembly, whose report was presented during its 58th Ordinary Session.
Ethiopia’s already limited space for civil society and human rights defenders is undergoing further contraction, warns CIVICUS, The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project, and the Ethiopia Human Rights Project (EHRP). Throughout 2014, Ethiopian authorities have orchestrated an unprecedented legislative assault on journalists, and independent voices within civil society, undermining fundamental human rights and restricting the operating environment for civil society and human rights defenders.
Ethiopian authorities must stop the use of anti-terror legislation to
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