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Video: Activists challenge African Union attacks on International Criminal Court
Union africaine: Des activistes africains contestent les attaques contre la Cour Pénale Internationale.
Kenya: Investigate killings of human rights lawyer, client, and driver
Kenyan authorities must urgently investigate the killing last week of three men, including a human rights lawyer, and ensure that those found responsible are held to account in fair trials, 34 Kenyan and international human rights organisations said today. Human rights activists will today hold demonstrations in Nairobi and other parts of Kenya to protest […]
UNHRC32: Support resolution on the promotion, protection and enjoyment of human rights on the internet
DefendDefenders and more than 80 other organisations have called on the UN Human Rights Council to support a resolution on “the promotion, protection and enjoyment of human rights on the Internet” and to reject attempts led by Russia and China to weaken it.
UNHRC32: Oral statement during interactive dialogue on the High Commissioner’s report on Burundi
Intervention orale pendant le dialogue interactif avec le Haut-Commissaire sur la situation des droits de l’homme Burundi.
UNHRC32: Open letter to Member States of the UN Human Rights Council
244 civil society organisations urge Member States of the UNHRC to support the draft resolution on the protection of civil society space, while rejecting fifteen amendments tabled by the Russian Federation that would undermine international efforts to safeguard space or civil society.
UNHRC32: Oral statement on the adoption of the UPR report on Somalia
Somalia has taken welcome steps to strengthen the human rights framework since its last Universal Periodic Review. However, in order to continue to strengthen the promotion of and protection of human rights, it needs to urgently address the safety and enabling environment of human rights defenders and media workers, abuses committed against civilians by armed actors, and the need for inclusive nationality laws.
UNHRC32: Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention
DefendDefenders highlights the continuing deterioration of the situation of human rights defenders in Burundi and the continued use of the Anti-Terrorism Proclamation to prosecute peaceful protesters in Ethiopia at the UN Human Rights Council.
UNHRC32: Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on South Sudan
While mechanisms have been developed to ensure heightened scrutiny of human rights violations and pave the road towards accountability – and ultimately peace – in South Sudan, a growing number of human rights defenders are targeted through threats, intimidation, kidnappings and torture.
UNHRC32: Oral statement during Interactive Dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on Eritrea
DefendDefenders calls upon the UNHRC to renew the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea and for the establishment of a structure by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights with a protection and promotion mandate, to assist in ensuring accountability for human rights violations in Eritrea.
Exiled and in Limbo: Support mechanisms for human rights defenders in exile in Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda
DefendDefenders examines the situation of HRDs living and working in exile, and provides a resource guide of the various support mechanisms available to them.