Reflections on the 45th session of the UN Human Rights Council
20 October 2020
Oral statements to the Council Advocacy documents and press releases
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Oral statements to the Council Advocacy documents and press releases
Oral statements to the Council Advocacy documents and press releases
Together with 14 South Sudanese civil society organisations, DefendDefenders urges the UN Human Rights Council to strengthen the mandate of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan include the conduct of independent investigations and collection and preservation of evidence to ensure accountability for human rights violations.
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 […]
Edmund Yakani, the Executive Director of the Community Empowerment for Progress Organisation, speaks on the current situation in South Sudan, and shares his recommendations ahead of the December 9 meeting of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development.
An Open Letter to H.E. Mme. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, from South Sudanese and International Non-Governmental Organisations
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.
The tough working conditions for journalists in South Sudan dramatically
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