25 CSOs urgently request immediate action to condemn the internet shutdown in Uganda, and to prevent any systematic or targeted attacks on democracy and freedom of expression in other African nations during forthcoming elections in 2016.
To Permanent Representatives of member and observer States of the
With the 31st session of the Human Rights Council starting next week, DefendDefenders, and 8 other CSOs are asking all members and observer states to press Ethiopa to stop these gross violations against basic human rights and dignity.
On 18 February 2016, Uganda will hold its general elections,
Somali human right defenders, including journalists, face worsening patterns of attacks on their rights to life, security of person, and freedom from arbitrary arrests and detention.
(See Somali version below) Kampala – The issuing of criminal
(Djibouti, Kampala, Paris) La Fédération Internationale des Droits de l’Homme,
Kampala – While the East and Horn of Africa Human
CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, the East and Horn
ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights