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Sudan: Release detainees and stop harassing civil society activists
Sudanese authorities should drop all charges against 10 activists affiliated with Tracks for Training and Development (TRACKs), a Khartoum-based training organisation, and immediately and unconditionally release three men who have been detained since May 2016 solely for the peaceful exercise of their rights, the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies, Amnesty International, DefendDefenders (East […]
Tanzania: End harassment of human rights defenders
DefendDefenders (East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project) and the Tanzania Human Rights Defenders Coalition (THRDC) are concerned about the growing number of violations against human rights defenders (HRDs) in Tanzania. HRDs who challenge the violation of land rights, civil and political rights, health-related rights, and minority rights are often targeted by the […]
Defenders speaking out: “The fear is always there.”
The tough working conditions for journalists in South Sudan dramatically deteriorated after fighting broke out again in Juba on 7 July. In 2015, the country fell 15 places – the largest drop worldwide – in Reporters Without Borders’ Press Freedom Index. It now ranks 140 out of 180. The wave of violence that swept across […]
Burundi: Government threatens reprisals and walks out during special review by UN Committee against Torture
Burundi : le Gouvernement menace de représailles et sort de l’examen spécial par Comité de l’ONU contre la Torture
Uganda: Police should adequately protect officers of the court
The Uganda Police Force (UPF) must preserve the sanctity of the Courts of Law and ensure that judicial officers and lawyers are protected in the course of their duties, said the National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders-Uganda (NCHRD-U), Chapter Four Uganda, DefendDefenders (East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project) and the Foundation for […]
Examination of Burundi by the Committee against Torture: civil society condemns a human rights crisis
Examen du Burundi par le Comité contre la Torture : la société civile dénonce une crise des droits humains
Puntland: Minister of Information restricts free speech, harasses and threatens journalists
Puntland’s Minister of Information Mohamud Hassan So’ade should stop trying to muzzle and intimidate the press through death threats, undue legal restrictions and his Ministry’s interference in the registration and accreditation of journalists.
South Sudan: Arrested Editor-in-Chief of Juba Monitor should be immediately released
DefendDefenders (East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project) and the Community Empowerment for Progress Organisation (CEPO) are calling for the immediate release of renowned journalist and editor Alfred Taban. The Editor-in-Chief of the Juba Monitor was arrested by agents of the National Security Services in the afternoon of 16 July and taken to […]
South Sudan: Journalist killed amidst resurgence of violence in Juba
DefendDefenders (East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project) strongly condemns the deliberate killing of South Sudanese journalist John Gatluak Manguet Nhial by armed men amidst reports of fighting and killings throughout the capital. Gatluak, who worked as a station coordinator and reporter with Naath FM in Leer, was killed on 11 July at […]
Reflections on the 32st session of the UN Human Rights Council
Oral statements to the Council Open letters and press releases Outcomes and resolutions At the end of the 32nd session of the UN Human Rights Council, DefendDefenders looks back on three weeks of intense advocacy efforts, which, despite challenges along the way, resulted in a number of key decisions for civil society as a whole, […]