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Arrest of two online editors in Tanzania
EAST AND HORN OF AFRICA HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS NETWORK Kampala: EHAHRD-Net condemns arrest of editors in Tanzania The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (EHAHRD-Net) condemns the arrest of two online editors in Tanzania. Maxello Mello and Mike Mushi were reportedly detained and questioned for a full day in Dar es Salaam […]
Attacks on Human Rights Defenders
Nairobi: Call for an end to impunity on Amnesty International’s Day of International Action in Solidarity for Kenya. The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (EHAHRD-Net) is deeply concerned by reports made by Network sources which reveal that several prominent Kenyan Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) and journalists, have been intimidated, publicly harassed […]
Campaign on the UN Human Rights Council
Download the letter EHAHRDP/Net is current a member of the Human Rights Council Network. This is a small network of NGOs from across the globe seeking to, amongst other things, re-enforce the engagement of southern NGOs with the Human Rights Council.buy lipitor online www.mabvi.org/wp-content/themes/mabvi/images/new/lipitor.html no prescription Along with two other HRC-Net members from Africa, the […]
Attacks and threats of Human Rights Defenders in Kenya
EAST AND HORN OF AFRICA HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS NETWORK Kampala: EHAHRD-Net’s call to the AU Heads of State Summit in Addis Ababa Focus on the Kenyan crisis: The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (EHAHRD-Net) is deeply concerned about the needless yet continued killing, maiming and threatening of human rights defenders, journalists […]
Harassment and arrest of Human Rights Defenders in Kenya
EAST AND HORN OF AFRICA HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS NETWORK Kampala: EHAHRD-Net condems the harassment and arrest of HRDs in Kenya Kenya until recently hailed for its democratic transition from autocratic rule under Daniel arap Moi failed to stay on the road to democratization when the recent presidential elections hastily concluded with massive election irregularities.
Media Situation in Somalia
EAST AND HORN OF AFRICA HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS NETWORK Kampala: EHAHRD-Net deplores gloomy situation of the media in Somalia For the journalists in Somalia, the Year 2008 has started from where the previous one ended in terms of threats and harassment of journalists. EHAHRD-Net has continuously monitored the events surrounding the media. Already in the […]
Statement on Jamming of media broadcast in Ethiopia
EAST AND HORN OF AFRICA HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS NETWORK Kampala: EHAHRD-Net concerned about Jamming of media broadcast in Ethiopia The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (EHAHRD-Net) is disturbed by news of jamming of Deutsche Welle (DW) Amharic language broadcasts by Government authorities in Ethiopia. Also affected by this problem is the […]
Attacks on Journalists in Tanzania
EAST AND HORN OF AFRICA HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS NETWORK Kampala: EHAHRD-Net condemns attack on Journalists in Tanzania Once revered as one of Africa’s most stable countries, Tanzania has recently slipped into the brackets of countries harassing the media. Two editors of Mwanahalisi a privately owned newspaper were attacked on Friday night at their offices in […]
Working in Areas of Conflict: a Workshop for human rights defenders
Despite the ongoing peace talks between the Government of Uganda and the Lord’s Resistance Army that has terrorised Northern and Eastern Uganda for two decades, human rights defenders (HRDs) in this region continue to face a multitude of challenges in executing their most courageous work of defending the rights of others. Having had the opportunity […]
East Africa and the Horn of Africa – “Defending the Defenders”: a Human Rights Defenders Conference
Download PDF Human rights defenders from East Africa and the Horn of Africa often put themselves at grave risk to their lives or liberty in their efforts to expose human rights violations. In Ethiopia, human rights defenders are on trial for treason or seeking to overthrow the constitution, and face possible death sentences; in Sudan, […]