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HRC35: Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention
Human Rights Council: 35th Session Item 4: General Debate – Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention Oral Intervention East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project Delivered by Mr. Hassan Shire Thank you Mr. President. I thank you for the opportunity to raise some serious concerns we have regarding elections in the […]
HRC35: Interactive Dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi
Human Rights Council: 35th session Item 4: Interactive Dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi Oral Intervention DefendDefenders (East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project) Delivered by Mr. Alexandre Niyungeko Version française ci-dessous Thank you, Mr. President. DefendDefenders and the Burundian Union of Journalists thank the experts of the Commission of Inquiry […]
HRC35: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Eritrea
With no indication that the Eritrean government is willing to take steps to improve its human rights record or address past and ongoing violations, DefendDefenders calls for the renewal of the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on Eritrea.
HRC35: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of expression
Although the Internet has become a powerful tool for human rights defenders, they are also increasingly confronted with government imposed restrictions. In an Oral Intervention, DefendDefenders highlights worrying trends affecting freedom of expression online in Tanzania and Uganda.
HRC35: Renew mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea
To Permanent Representatives of Members and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council Geneva, 5 June 2017 RE: Renewing the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea Your Excellencies, We, the undersigned civil society organisations, write to urge your delegation to co-sponsor a resolution renewing the […]
HRC35: Addressing the pervasive human rights crisis in Ethiopia
Ahead of the 35th session of the UN Human Rights Council, a coalition of civil society organisations calls upon Member States to support the establishment of an independent, impartial, and international investigation in into alleged violations committed by Ethiopian security forces.
ACHPR60: Statement on the report of the Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders
DefendDefenders raises challenges facing human rights organisations and campaigns at an institutional level in the East and Horn of Africa at the African Commission of Human and Peoples’ Rights.
ACHPR60: Statement on the activity report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Despite the adoption of various resolution by the African Commission, the right to freedom of expression continues to be violated both online and offline. In Niamey, DefendDefenders provides an overview of the most pressing cases from the sub-region to the Commissioners.
ACHPR60: State of human rights in the East and Horn of Africa
In an oral statement, Executive Director Hassan Shire updates the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the situation in the East and Horn of Africa, and calls to end the climate of impunity that has prevails in many countries across the sub-region.
ACHPR60: Call for accountability and address culture of impunity in the East and Horn of Africa
On the opening day of its 60th Ordinary Session, DefendDefenders (East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project) called on the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) to urge the African Union to establish accountability mechanisms to bring justice to protracted human rights crises, particularly in South Sudan and Eritrea. In its biannual […]