ACHPR58: Updates from the East and Horn of Africa (October 2015 – March 2016)
6 April 2016
An overview of the Human Rights Situation in the East and Horn of Africa between October 2015 and March 2016
An overview of the Human Rights Situation in the East and Horn of Africa between October 2015 and March 2016
57th Ordinary Session of the Africa Commission on Human and
57th Ordinary Session of the Africa Commission on Human and
This report was prepared with the assistance of reports and
On 27th October 2015, the East and Horn of Africa
No single narrative explains the wave of violence that swept
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.
(Banjul, The Gambia) A compilation of country studies examining the
Human Rights Agenda (HURIA), The National Coalition for Human Rights Defenders-Kenya (NCHRD-K) and the East and Horn of Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP) has learnt, with shock, of the intention of the Inspector General of Police of Kenya to freeze the bank accounts of two highly respected Kenyan human rights organizations.
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