Civil society calls on the Tanzanian Government to address rapidly deteriorating environment for media, human rights defenders, and opposition party members
Our statement delivered by Ajo Noel Julious Kenyi.
In its bi-annual report to the African Commission on Human
Statement read by EHAHRD-Net Chairperson Vital Nshimirimama
In its bi-annual report to the African Commission on Human
In an oral statement, Executive Director Hassan Shire updates the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the situation in the East and Horn of Africa, and calls to end the climate of impunity that has prevails in many countries across the sub-region.
On the opening day of its 59th Ordinary session, DefendDefenders calls
The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project welcomes Tanzania’s efforts towards addressing human rights violations, with a particular focus on those targeting women and people with albinism. However, we remain concerned about the growing number of violations against human rights defenders who challenge the violation of land rights, civil and political rights, health related rights, and LGBTI rights, who are regularly targeted by the state, through arbitrary detention, judicial and administrative harassment, reprisals, and office raids…
DefendDefenders (East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project)
An overview of the Human Rights Situation in the East and Horn of Africa between October 2015 and March 2016
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