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Uganda: Government Minister Shuts Down Human Rights Workshop
The Minister of State for Ethics and Integrity, Hon. Rev. Fr. Lokodo Simon, yesterday shut down a capacity-building workshop organized by Freedom and Roam Uganda (FARUG) in Entebbe, Uganda and attempted to have FARUG Executive Director Kasha Nabagesera Jacqueline arrested. Without a valid warrant, but accompanied by the police, the Minister insisted on inspecting the […]
Tanzania: Drop Charges against Human Rights Defenders
Press Statement 10th February 2012 Sixteen human rights defenders were arrested, charged with “unlawful protest”, and released on bail in Dar es Salaam yesterday. The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP) and the Tanzanian Human Rights Defenders Coalition call on the Tanzanian authorities to drop all charges immediately. The human rights […]
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: ADVOCACY ASSISTANT
EHAHRDP is seeking applications for the role of Advocacy Assistant to fill a vacancy. The successful candidate will support the work of the Advocacy Programme, reporting to the Advocacy Officer. The Advocacy Assistant should be well-organised, work effectively under pressure and a good team player. The successful candidate must be self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal supervision. They should be willing to travel occasionally, as required.
Accountability for Attacks on Radio Shabelle and Other Media Workers in Somalia
The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project wrote to President of the Transitional Federal Government, H.E. Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, to urge the Somali government to ensure a timely, independent and impartial investigation into the murder of Hassan Osman Abdi, the director of Shabelle Media Network, and that those responsible are held to account in a fair trial.
Ethiopia: Future of last remaining human rights monitoring NGO in Ethiopia in the balance
On 3 February 2012, the Cassation Bench of the Federal Supreme Court of Ethiopia will hear a petition by the Human Rights Council (HRCO), Ethiopia’s oldest human rights organisation, to admit an appeal against the freezing of its bank accounts. Amnesty International, ARTICLE 19, CIVICUS, East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project and […]
Immediately Release Girifna Activists in Sudan
Updated 27 January 2012 23:00 The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project is deeply concerned by the 25th January 2012 arrests in Khartoum of seven activists working with the Sudanese pro-democracy organization Girifna and calls for their immediate release. While marking the passing of seven years since the massacre of members of […]
Welcome to the New EHAHRDP Website
Welcome to the newly refreshed and relaunched website of the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP)! As the tools with which human rights defenders conduct their work grow and become more complex, EHAHRDP strives to keep pace with technological changes and to serve our stakeholders in the best way possible. As […]
Defenders in Focus (July-December 2011) Newsletter
Dear Members, Partners and Friends, Please find here the most recent issue of EHAHRDP Newsletter “Defenders in Focus” compiled for the benefit of members and partners of the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (EHAHRD-Net). The newsletter offers an overview of some of the activities which EHAHRDP has undertaken from July to […]
Kenya: Respect ICC Process and Ensure Security of those Cooperating with Court
The National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders-Kenya and the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project called on the Government of Kenya and the International Criminal Court to ensure the security of all those involved in bringing the case to trial following the 23th January 2012 decision of the Pre-Trial Chamber II of […]
UN and African Union Special Mechanisms on human rights adopt a roadmap for greater cooperation
NEWS RELEASE ADDIS ABABA – The UN Human Rights office, in cooperation with the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights convened a two day-meeting of the Special Procedures of the United Nations Human Rights Council and the Special Mechanisms of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights to explore ways of improving cooperation […]