54th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and
The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project
Delivered by Rachel Nicholson on 12th June 2013 (Human Rights
Report submitted to the 53rd Ordinary Session of the African
Remarks presented at the 53rd ordinary session of the African
Dear Friends and Partners, Season’s greetings from East and Horn
WE, the journalists and human rights defenders from Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia/Somaliland, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda, meeting at the Sub-Regional Journalists and Human Rights Defenders Conference organised by the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project in Mukono, Uganda, 12-16th November 2012:
The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network
As South Sudan develops its state institutions, and with new leadership in Somalia, tackling impunity must be a matter of priority in both countries.
Having considered reports on the situation for human rights defenders
Address:
Arie Towers
Plot 16, Mackinnon Road
Nakasero P.O. Box 70356,
Kampala, Uganda
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+256-200-760-700 (General)
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