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Somalia: Government Clampdown on Independent Media Houses and Freedom of Expression
The Somali government has repeatedly violated the human rights principles enshrined in the Provisional Constitution of Somalia promulgated on August 1, 2012, specifically, the right to freedom of expression and right of the media to disseminate information of public interest, as expressed in Chapter Two of the Constitution”, said the East and Horn of Africa […]
Call for Nominations: 2nd Edition African Human Rights Defenders Awards
Pan-African Human Rights Defenders Network (PAHRD–Net) has opened a call for nominations for the 2nd Edition of human rights defenders awards. The awards will honor exceptional individuals who peacefully promote and protect universally recognized rights as stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights.buy priligy online buy priligy no prescription Altogether […]
Call for African States to Reject Immunity for Serious Crimes
We, the undersigned African civil society organisations and international organisations with a presence in Africa working on human rights and criminal justice, join together to express our deep dismay and opposition to the recent adoption by African Union (AU) member heads of states, at the 23rd AU summit, of an amendment to the Statute of […]
Opening Remarks: Training for Human Rights Defenders Working in the Resource Extraction Industry
By Hassan Shire Friends and colleagues, It is a great pleasure to welcome you all here. As you know, this workshop has been specifically designed for you as human rights defenders working within the extractives industry, and on other environmental issues that intersect with human rights. You might validly ask why EHAHRDP, as an organization […]
South Sudan: Investigate shooting of civil society leader
We, the undersigned South Sudanese and international human rights organizations, condemn last week’s shooting of Deng Athuai Mawiir, head of South Sudan’s Civil Society Alliance. We call on the Government of South Sudan to conduct prompt, effective, transparent and impartial investigations into the attack with a view to identifying those suspected to be responsible and […]
Introductory Remarks: Civil Space Session at US-Africa Leaders Summit
Thank you firstly to Secretary Kerry, and to all the staff of the State Department for the great honour of speaking to you today; It is also a great honour to share this platform with USAID Associate Administrator, Mark Feierstein, Foreign Minister of Benin, Nasirou Bako Arifari , and US Assistant Secretary of State for […]
African civil society must have a place at Obama’s top table
Originally appearing as a guest blog for Front Line Defenders On 6th August, President Obama will host the inaugural ‘United States-Africa Leaders Summit’ in Washington DC. Some of the heads of state expected in the capital next week have presided over commendable economic, security, and public health developments in their countries. An equal, perhaps larger, number, have […]
Call For Security Management Assistant
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: SECURITY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT (FRENCH SPEAKING) Background The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP) is the secretariat to a network of more than 75 member organizations drawn from eleven countries in the sub-region (that is, Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia (and Somaliland), South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and […]
Joint NGO Letter to Ethiopian Prime Minister on Terrorism Charges Against Zone 9 Bloggers and Journalists
Forty 0ne regional and international NGOs write to the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn to express their grave concern regarding the terrorism charges laid against seven bloggers associated with the “Zone 9” website and three independent journalists in Ethiopia. Ethiopia is a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the African […]
Ethiopia: Zone 9 Bloggers and Journalists Charged with Terrorism
Ethiopian authorities must stop the use of anti-terror legislation to criminalise the legitimate work of journalists, bloggers and human rights defenders in Ethiopia, said East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project and Civil Rights Defenders in a joint statement. The Zone 9 bloggers and journalists who have been held in detention since April […]