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Open letter: UNHRC should renew and strengthen mandate of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan

23 February 2017

We, the undersigned South Sudanese, regional and international non-governmental organisations, write to urge your delegation to renew and strengthen the mandate and capacity of the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan to address the continued lack of accountability for severe, widespread and on-going crimes under international law and human rights violations and abuses, many of which amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity, during the upcoming 34th session of the UN Human Rights Council.

UNHRC Special Session on South Sudan: now is the time to act

14 December 2016

Thank you Mr President.

The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project welcomes this Special Session and the Commission’s work to provide much-needed scrutiny of the Government of South Sudan and armed actors’ intolerable human rights violations. By speaking out about a looming catastrophe, orchestrated ethnic cleansing, and the very real possibility of further mass atrocities they have sounded the alarm […]

NGOs call for Burundi suspension from UN Human Rights Council

26 October 2016

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.

HRC33: Address human rights crises in Ethiopia and South Sudan

19 September 2016

DefendDefenders is gravely concerned with the escalating human rights crisis in Ethiopia and the alarming level of threat civil society in South Sudan is facing.

UNHRC32: Oral statement during Interactive Dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on Eritrea

21 June 2016

DefendDefenders calls upon the UNHRC to renew the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea and for the establishment of a structure by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights with a protection and promotion mandate, to assist in ensuring accountability for human rights violations in Eritrea.

Open letter: UNHRC should renew and strengthen mandate of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan

UNHRC Special Session on South Sudan: now is the time to act

NGOs call for Burundi suspension from UN Human Rights Council

HRC33: Address human rights crises in Ethiopia and South Sudan

UNHRC32: Oral statement during Interactive Dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on Eritrea

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