DefendDefenders board holds annual meeting
26 October 2016
The annual board meeting on DefendDefenders (the East and Horn
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The annual board meeting on DefendDefenders (the East and Horn
Twelve civil society organisations, coming from all regions, call for urgent action towards suspending Burundi from the Human Rights Council given the combination of its flagrant refusal to cooperate with the Council and the gross and systematic violations of human rights occurring in the country.
South Africa’s announced withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC)
According to a new global rights monitoring tool, almost 170
On the opening day of its 59th Ordinary session, DefendDefenders calls
The Pan-African Human Rights Defenders Network seeks the services of a consultant(s) to undertake an evaluation of its Austrian Development Cooperation-funded project in protecting human rights defenders in Africa. Applications will be accepted until 3 October 2016.
Oral statements to the Council Open letters and press releases
CIVICUS and the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project thank the Independent Expert on Somalia for his report. As Somalia prepares for its electoral process later this year, we take this opportunity to welcome steps taken by the government to strengthen its human rights framework in preparation for the election.
Our organisations, the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project and ACJPS, would like to express concern regarding the crackdown by the Government of Sudan on independent civil society, and the severe circumscription of the right to freedom of expression.
Le Projet des défenseurs des droits de l’homme de l’Est et la Corne de l’Afrique remercie les experts pour leur rapport. En tant que Burundaise, j’apprécie le travail accompli par les experts pour documenter la grave et inquiétante réalité dans laquelle vit mon peuple aujourd’hui…
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