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HRC33: Intervention orale pendant le dialogue interactif sur le Burundi // Oral statement during the Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on Burundi
Le Projet des défenseurs des droits de l’homme de l’Est et la Corne de l’Afrique remercie les experts pour leur rapport. En tant que Burundaise, j’apprécie le travail accompli par les experts pour documenter la grave et inquiétante réalité dans laquelle vit mon peuple aujourd’hui…
Eritrea: 15 years of silence
Today, Eritreans in London and Stockholm demonstrate to once again draw attention to the actions of one of the world’s most repressive regimes. Among those protesting are people who have not heard from family members since they were arrested in September 2001. Some are part of a civil society that is now forced to operate […]
UN/African Union: Reject International Criminal Court withdrawal
The African Union (AU), in advance of a meeting with the United Nations Security Council on September 23, 2016, should end consideration of a call for mass withdrawal of its members from the International Criminal Court (ICC), a group of African non-governmental organizations and international groups with a presence in Africa said today. In January, […]
HRC33: Statement on the adoption of Tanzania’s UPR outcome
The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project welcomes Tanzania’s efforts towards addressing human rights violations, with a particular focus on those targeting women and people with albinism. However, we remain concerned about the growing number of violations against human rights defenders who challenge the violation of land rights, civil and political rights, health related rights, and LGBTI rights, who are regularly targeted by the state, through arbitrary detention, judicial and administrative harassment, reprisals, and office raids…
HRC33: Joint statement on the adoption of Sudan’s Universal Periodic Review
Despite Sudan’s commitments to ensure a safe and enabling environment for human rights defenders, civil society, the media, and members of the opposition, the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project and the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies remain extremely concerned by the repeated arbitrary detention of such actors in Sudan.
HRC33: Address human rights crises in Ethiopia and South Sudan
DefendDefenders is gravely concerned with the escalating human rights crisis in Ethiopia and the alarming level of threat civil society in South Sudan is facing.
HRC33: Addressing the escalating human rights crisis in Ethiopia
To Permanent Representatives of Members and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council Geneva, 8 September 2016 RE: Addressing the escalating human rights crisis in Ethiopia Your Excellency, The undersigned civil society organisations write to draw your attention to grave violations of human rights in Ethiopia, including the recent crackdown on largely […]
Letter from 33 NGOs and individuals regarding the human rights situation in Sudan in advance of the 33rd session of the UN Human Rights Council
To Permanent Representatives of Members and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council Geneva, Switzerland 7 September 2016 Re: Current human rights and humanitarian situation in Sudan  Excellency, Our organisations write to you in advance of the opening of the 33rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council to share our serious concerns […]
Ms Doris Gebru-Zeilermayr, Deputy Head of Office and Governance Advisor of the Austrian Embassy Development Cooperation visits DefendDefenders
DefendDefenders was pleased to meet with Ms Doris Gebru-Zeilermayr, Deputy Head of Office and Governance Advisor of the Austrian Embassy Development Cooperation on 7 September to discuss progress and achievements after 2 years of joint work. Austrian Development Cooperation’s support of the Pan Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (PAHRDN), aiming to ensure a safe working […]
Ethiopia: Civil society groups urge international investigation into ongoing human rights violations
A group of civil society organizations are calling for an independent and impartial international investigation into human rights violations in Ethiopia, including the unlawful killing of peaceful protesters and a recent spate of arrests of civil society members documenting this crackdown. DefendDefenders (East and Horn of African Human Rights Defenders Project), the Association for Human […]