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Pushing Boundaries:The case of East and Horn of Africa’s youth human rights defenders

7 December 2022

Pushing Boundaries: The case of East and Horn of Africa’s youth human rights defenders In a report published today, DefendDefenders and AfricanDefenders present a comprehensive summary of the case of East and Horn of Africa’s youth human rights defenders. The report focuses on understanding their working environment in the sub-region, mainly focusing on the countries where we conducted in-person interviews. It analyses the drivers that

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Pushing Boundaries:The case of East and Horn of Africa’s youth human rights defenders

7 December 2022

Pushing Boundaries: The case of East and Horn of Africa’s youth human rights defenders In a report published today, DefendDefenders and AfricanDefenders present a comprehensive summary of the case of East and Horn of Africa’s youth human rights defenders. The report focuses on understanding their working environment in the sub-region, mainly focusing on the countries where we conducted in-person interviews. It analyses the drivers that

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Annual Report 2014
6 August 2015

Throughout the year, EHAHRDP has reported on the harassment and intimidation of human rights defenders (HRDs) and journalists, and increasing attempts by state and non-state actors to undermine and disrupt the activities of civil society. We have also seen HRDs who continue to place themselves on the frontline of human rights protection, often at intolerable risks to their own safety. From South Sudan to Burundi to Ethiopia, the operating environment for human rights activism continues to shrink. It is in this context that EHAHRDP, and
Publication: The State of African Human Rights Defenders 2015
25 April 2015

(Banjul, The Gambia) A compilation of country studies examining the situation of human rights defenders in Africa has been released today by the Pan-African Human Rights Defenders Network. The State of African Human Rights Defenders 2015 explores challenges, restrictions, and protections on the fundamental freedoms necessary for human rights defenders to operate freely and challenge human rights abuses in their communities. Launched on the sidelines of the 56th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the report serves as a call to African states
2015: Burundi at a turning point
2 February 2015

DefendDefenders details extensively how the relationship between civil society and Burundian state authorities dramatically deteriorated ahead of the April 2015 Presidential elections.

Au Burundi: Un nouveau rapport détaille les attaques à grande échelle et systématiques contre les défenseurs des droits de l’homme
2 February 2015

Les défenseurs des droits de l’homme burundais opèrent dans un des espaces les plus restreints de la région d’Afrique de l’Est, affirme un nouveau rapport publié aujourd’hui par le East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP).buy cymbalta online www.mabvi.org/wp-content/themes/mabvi/images/new/cymbalta.html no prescription Le rapport de 56 pages intitulé “2015: Tournant décisif au Burundi” recense une hausse extrêmement inquiétante d’instances de harcèlement, d’intimidation et d’attaques contre les défenseurs des droits de l’homme. Le rapport décrit en détail la détérioration de la relation entre les
South Sudan: New Report Highlights Renewed Government Clampdown on Human Rights Defenders
14 December 2014

Throughout 2014, human rights defenders in South Sudan have borne the brunt of a renewed government clampdown, finds a new report published today by the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP). The report, entitled “For Us, Silence is Not an Option: Human Rights Defenders and the South Sudan Civil War”, documents a worsening pattern of harassment, intimidation, threats, and legislative reforms, all targeting South Sudanese human rights defenders. Since December 15th 2013, South Sudan has been engulfed by a humanitarian and
South Sudan: Report Highlights Persistent Pattern of Attacks against Human Rights Defenders
9 December 2013

Human rights defenders in South Sudan are facing increasingly grave risks in undertaking human rights monitoring and reporting, finds a new report published today by the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP). The report, entitled “Change will not come until we talk about reality: The Closing Space for Human Rights Defenders in South Sudan, documents a pattern of harassment, intimidation, threats, and serious physical attacks against South Sudanese human rights defenders. The report is being launched today in Juba, South Sudan,
Uganda/Tanzania: New Report Highlights Harassment and Restrictions of Human Rights Defenders Engaging with the Resource Extraction Industries
3 December 2012

Human rights defenders monitoring the resource extraction industries face serious threats and restrictions in the course of their work, finds a new report published today by the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP).  “Only the brave talk about oil”: Human Rights Defenders and the Resource Extraction Industries in Uganda and Tanzania” details incidents of harassment of human rights defenders as well as imposed restrictions on freedoms of association, expression, and access to information in the two East African nations. Resource extraction by

Justice pour Ernest Manirumva réclamée lors de la commémoration mensuelle de son assassinat
9 November 2011

Communiqué de presse Le 9 novembre 2011 BURUNDI : Justice pour Ernest Manirumva réclamée lors de la commémoration mensuelle de son assassinat Il faut respecter les normes d’un procès équitable et mener des enquêtes complémentaires impartiales à temps si la justice doit être rendue pour l’assassinat d’Ernest Manirumva, a déclaré aujourd’hui le Projet des défenseurs des droits humains de l’Est et la Corne de l’Afrique (EHAHRDP), au moment de la publication de son rapport sur le dossier. Ernest Manirumva était un défenseur des droits humains

EHAHRDP-Net Strategic Meeting Report
28 March 2011

Download the Report The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (EHAHRD-NET) organized its second Strategic Planning Meeting for the network’s focal representatives on the 1st and 2nd May 2010 at Speke Resort, Munyonyo in Kampala.

A Report on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders in Tanzania
1 November 2009

Download the Report The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP) along with Protection Desk Uganda (PDU) a joint project of EHAHRDP and Protection International that carries out security training, assessment and offers advice on security matters, carried out a fact-finding mission to Tanzania from the 25th-28th November 2009. The overall objective was to assess the situation of human rights defenders in Tanzania.

The current situation of HRDs in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Sudan
1 June 2008

Download the Report The Chairperson of the EHAHRD-Net undertook an advocacy mission to Washington in June 2008 in order to raise awareness of the current plight of HRDs in Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya and Sudan amongst get decision-makers notably in the State Department and Congress. The mission also sought to ensure that human rights are placed at the heart of future responses to the crises in the region.
Annual Report 2014
6 August 2015

Throughout the year, EHAHRDP has reported on the harassment and intimidation of human rights defenders (HRDs) and journalists, and increasing attempts by state and non-state actors to undermine and disrupt the activities of civil society. We have also seen HRDs who continue to place themselves on the frontline of human rights protection, often at intolerable risks to their own safety. From South Sudan to Burundi to Ethiopia, the operating environment for human rights activism continues to shrink. It is in this context that EHAHRDP, and
Publication: The State of African Human Rights Defenders 2015
25 April 2015

(Banjul, The Gambia) A compilation of country studies examining the situation of human rights defenders in Africa has been released today by the Pan-African Human Rights Defenders Network. The State of African Human Rights Defenders 2015 explores challenges, restrictions, and protections on the fundamental freedoms necessary for human rights defenders to operate freely and challenge human rights abuses in their communities. Launched on the sidelines of the 56th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the report serves as a call to African states
2015: Burundi at a turning point
2 February 2015

DefendDefenders details extensively how the relationship between civil society and Burundian state authorities dramatically deteriorated ahead of the April 2015 Presidential elections.

Au Burundi: Un nouveau rapport détaille les attaques à grande échelle et systématiques contre les défenseurs des droits de l’homme
2 February 2015

Les défenseurs des droits de l’homme burundais opèrent dans un des espaces les plus restreints de la région d’Afrique de l’Est, affirme un nouveau rapport publié aujourd’hui par le East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP).buy cymbalta online www.mabvi.org/wp-content/themes/mabvi/images/new/cymbalta.html no prescription Le rapport de 56 pages intitulé “2015: Tournant décisif au Burundi” recense une hausse extrêmement inquiétante d’instances de harcèlement, d’intimidation et d’attaques contre les défenseurs des droits de l’homme. Le rapport décrit en détail la détérioration de la relation entre les
South Sudan: New Report Highlights Renewed Government Clampdown on Human Rights Defenders
14 December 2014

Throughout 2014, human rights defenders in South Sudan have borne the brunt of a renewed government clampdown, finds a new report published today by the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP). The report, entitled “For Us, Silence is Not an Option: Human Rights Defenders and the South Sudan Civil War”, documents a worsening pattern of harassment, intimidation, threats, and legislative reforms, all targeting South Sudanese human rights defenders. Since December 15th 2013, South Sudan has been engulfed by a humanitarian and
South Sudan: Report Highlights Persistent Pattern of Attacks against Human Rights Defenders
9 December 2013

Human rights defenders in South Sudan are facing increasingly grave risks in undertaking human rights monitoring and reporting, finds a new report published today by the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP). The report, entitled “Change will not come until we talk about reality: The Closing Space for Human Rights Defenders in South Sudan, documents a pattern of harassment, intimidation, threats, and serious physical attacks against South Sudanese human rights defenders. The report is being launched today in Juba, South Sudan,
Uganda/Tanzania: New Report Highlights Harassment and Restrictions of Human Rights Defenders Engaging with the Resource Extraction Industries
3 December 2012

Human rights defenders monitoring the resource extraction industries face serious threats and restrictions in the course of their work, finds a new report published today by the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP).  “Only the brave talk about oil”: Human Rights Defenders and the Resource Extraction Industries in Uganda and Tanzania” details incidents of harassment of human rights defenders as well as imposed restrictions on freedoms of association, expression, and access to information in the two East African nations. Resource extraction by

Justice pour Ernest Manirumva réclamée lors de la commémoration mensuelle de son assassinat
9 November 2011

Communiqué de presse Le 9 novembre 2011 BURUNDI : Justice pour Ernest Manirumva réclamée lors de la commémoration mensuelle de son assassinat Il faut respecter les normes d’un procès équitable et mener des enquêtes complémentaires impartiales à temps si la justice doit être rendue pour l’assassinat d’Ernest Manirumva, a déclaré aujourd’hui le Projet des défenseurs des droits humains de l’Est et la Corne de l’Afrique (EHAHRDP), au moment de la publication de son rapport sur le dossier. Ernest Manirumva était un défenseur des droits humains

EHAHRDP-Net Strategic Meeting Report
28 March 2011

Download the Report The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (EHAHRD-NET) organized its second Strategic Planning Meeting for the network’s focal representatives on the 1st and 2nd May 2010 at Speke Resort, Munyonyo in Kampala.

A Report on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders in Tanzania
1 November 2009

Download the Report The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP) along with Protection Desk Uganda (PDU) a joint project of EHAHRDP and Protection International that carries out security training, assessment and offers advice on security matters, carried out a fact-finding mission to Tanzania from the 25th-28th November 2009. The overall objective was to assess the situation of human rights defenders in Tanzania.

The current situation of HRDs in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Sudan
1 June 2008

Download the Report The Chairperson of the EHAHRD-Net undertook an advocacy mission to Washington in June 2008 in order to raise awareness of the current plight of HRDs in Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya and Sudan amongst get decision-makers notably in the State Department and Congress. The mission also sought to ensure that human rights are placed at the heart of future responses to the crises in the region.

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