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Condolence Message for Fartum Abukadir Yusuf
East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project is saddened to learn about the death of Fartum Abukadir Yusuf and their unborn child. Fartum was the loving wife of Ahmed Omar Hashi Tajir a renowned journalist from Somalia. Fartum breathed her last yesterday evening 12 November 2012 – shortly after the death of their […]
UN: Noncompetitive Elections Weaken Rights Council
Limited competition in elections for the United Nations Human Rights Council undermines membership standards set for the body by the UN General Assembly, Human Rights Watch, FORUM-ASIA, and the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project said today. Although the General Assembly elected 18 countries to the Human Rights Council on November 12, 2012, only three faced challengers in their bids for a seat.
Solidarity Visit by Dutch Ambassador to Uganda to Human Rights House
H.E. Alphons J.A.J.M.G. Hennekens, the newly arrived Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Uganda, today paid a visit to Human Rights House to meet with the staff of Foundation for Human Rights Initiatives (FHRI), the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP) and their partner projects. The visit was planned […]
Open Letter to Candidates to the UN Human Rights Council
Excellencies, We are a diverse group of nongovernmental organisations from all parts of the world who have contributed to the Human Rights Council (the Council) and its work since its establishment. We write to you regarding your candidacies for membership of the Council.
Letter to Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn of Ethiopia on Candidacy to UN Human Rights Council
We, the undersigned, are a diverse group of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) from around the world. With elections to the United Nations Human Rights Council quickly approaching, and with Ethiopia standing as a candidate, we are writing to urge your government to demonstrate its commitment to the protection and promotion of human rights.
Somalia: End Impunity for Killing of Media Workers
The Government of Somalia should ensure that thorough and impartial investigations are carried out into the shootings of media workers Mohamed Mohamud “Turyare” and Warsame Shire Awale, the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP) said today. They are the seventeenth and eighteenth Somali media professionals to be killed this year.22-year-old Mr. […]
ACHPR52: Human rights situation in the East and Horn of Africa (May – October 2012)
The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network welcomes the opportunity offered by the 52nd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) to highlight some of the current human rights issues in the East and Horn of Africa region for the period of May to October 2012, with a […]
ACHPR: Strengthen Efforts to End Reprisals against Human Rights Defenders in Africa
As the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights continues its deliberations at the 52nd ordinary session in Yamoussoukro, Cote d’Ivoire, it should prioritise efforts to tackle the issue of reprisals against those who cooperate with the Commission and its mechanisms. In an oral intervention delivered to the Commission on Saturday 12th October 2012, the East and […]
Oral intervention on the report of Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders in Africa
Honorable Chairperson, commissioners, distinguished delegates, The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network would like to thank the honorable commissioner, Mme Reine Alapini-Gansou, for her valuable work on the situation of human rights defenders in Africa. EHAHRD-Net continues to be concerned about the situation of human rights defenders in our region, which shows […]
Joint letter requesting Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn to remove arbitrary restrictions on the rights to freedom of expression and association in Ethiopia
October 9, 2012 Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Office of the Prime Minister P.O. Box 1031 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Re: Restrictions on Civil Society and Media Dear Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, As you assume the Premiership of Ethiopia, we, the undersigned organisations and individuals, would like to take the opportunity to […]