ACHPR59: Updates from the East and Horn of Africa (April – October 2016)
21 October 2016
On the opening day of its 59th Ordinary session, DefendDefenders calls
On the opening day of its 59th Ordinary session, DefendDefenders calls
Union africaine: Des activistes africains contestent les attaques contre la Cour Pénale Internationale.
DefendDefenders and more than 80 other organisations have called on the UN Human Rights Council to support a resolution on “the promotion, protection and enjoyment of human rights on the Internet” and to reject attempts led by Russia and China to weaken it.
244 civil society organisations urge Member States of the UNHRC to support the draft resolution on the protection of civil society space, while rejecting fifteen amendments tabled by the Russian Federation that would undermine international efforts to safeguard space or civil society.
DefendDefenders examines the situation of HRDs living and working in exile, and provides a resource guide of the various support mechanisms available to them.
DefendDefenders highlights the situation of human rights defenders from the East and Horn of Africa before the African Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights.
Pepe Onziema addresses ACHPR58 with recommendations to improve the human rights situation in the East and Horn of Africa
An overview of the Human Rights Situation in the East and Horn of Africa between October 2015 and March 2016
DefendDefenders hit the ground running in 2016, as human rights defenders across the entire sub-region of the East and Horn of Africa face increasing restrictions on their rights and their ability to work.
Oral statement on the adoption of the UPR report of Rwanda delivered by Laurent Munyandilikirwa at the UN Human Rights Council.
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