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
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On the opening day of its 59th Ordinary session, DefendDefenders calls
Kenyan authorities must urgently investigate the killing last week of
DefendDefenders examines the situation of HRDs living and working in exile, and provides a resource guide of the various support mechanisms available to them.
The National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders – Kenya (NCHRD-K)
An overview of the Human Rights Situation in the East and Horn of Africa between October 2015 and March 2016
No single narrative explains the wave of violence that swept
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.
Business must be booming for teargas suppliers in Africa. Many of the continent’s law enforcement agencies have shown a fondness for excessive force, including through the use of less-than-lethal crowd control tactics, such as teargas. Those on the receiving end are often citizens active and brave enough to exercise their right to protest in defense of their human rights, and the rights of others.
Ahead of Kenya’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the UN Human Rights Council tomorrow, CIVICUS and the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP) urge the government to stop its onslaught against civil society and urgently address backsliding on civic freedoms.
Report submitted to the 53rd Ordinary Session of the African
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