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Statement on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information at the 45th Ordinary Session of the African Commission
EAST AND HORN OF AFRICA HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS NETWORK On the Occasion of the 45th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights, 13th-27th May 2009, Banjul, The Gambia Item 7: Promotion Activities Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa Presented by: Hassan Shire Sheikh Chairperson The […]
Opening Remarks at the 45th Ordinary Session of the African Commission
On the occasion of the 45th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights, Banjul, The Gambia Presented by: Hassan Shire SheikhChairpersonThe East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network(EHAHRDP/Net)
Report on Human Rights Situation to the 45th Ordinary Session of the African Commission
Download the Report Report on the human rights situation in East and Horn of Africa region, presented at the 45th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, held between the 13th and the 27th of May 2009, in Banjul, The Gambia.
Human Rights Defenders at risk in Sudan
Amnesty International and EHAHRDP press conference on Sudan The Khartoum government’s current clampdown on Sudanese human rights defenders is alarming. Being a human rights defender in Sudan, and especially in the western region of Darfur, has always posed significant challenges. These challenges have become more acute following the issuance of an arrest warrant by the […]
Statement on Human Rights Defenders in Sudan
EAST AND HORN OF AFRICA HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS NETWORK Kampala: EHAHRD-Net calls on African civil society to mobilise in solidarity with Sudanese HRDs and on African leaders to put pressure on their Sudanese Counterpart The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP) in collaboration with Amnesty International (AI) today held a press […]
Statement on the repeal or amendment of the Charities and Societies Proclamation by Ethiopia
EAST AND HORN OF AFRICA HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS NETWORK Kampala: EHAHRD-Net calls on the international community to take decisive action in Ethiopia The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network( EHAHRD-Net) today joined with Yared Hailemariam, founding member of EHAHRD-Net to call on the international community at the UN Human Rights Council in […]
Harassment of Human Rights Defenders in Sudan
EAST AND HORN OF AFRICA HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS NETWORK Kampala: EHAHRD-Net is concerned about increasing harassment of human rights defenders in Sudan The Khartoum government’s clampdown on human rights defenders over the last twelve months is alarming. These attacks are of particular concern, in light of the forthcoming national elections scheduled for later this year […]
Establishment of the Uganda Albinos Association
EAST AND HORN OF AFRICA HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS NETWORK Kampala: EHAHRDP welcomes the establishment of the Uganda Albinos Association EHAHRDP is happy to announce the recent establishment of the Uganda Albinos Association (UAA) which is both a timely initiative and an important development on the road to protecting and promoting the rights of this community […]
EHAHRD-Net statement to end impunity in the sub-region at the 44th Ordinary Session of the African Commission
EAST AND HORN OF AFRICA HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS NETWORK Abuja: EHAHRD-Net calls for an end to impunity in the sub-region in its statement to the 44th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (EHAHRD-Net) will today be making a public intervention […]
Increasing restrictions on the independent press in Rwanda
EAST AND HORN OF AFRICA HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS NETWORK Kampala: EHAHRDP-Net condemns increasing restrictions on the independent press in Rwanda The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (EHAHRD-Net) is concerned by the current restrictions being imposed by the Rwandese authorities on the country’s very small independent media sector. On the 7th November […]