Following the call by Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, on governments to urgently reduce the number of people in detention at risk of COVID-19, REDHAC has addressed governments in central Africa to encourage them to follow Bachelet’s advice. Here is the letter...
This post was first published by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies The signatory human rights organizations denounce the Egyptian government’s reckless refusal to release select groups of detainees for the sake of curbing the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. As the Egyptian government imposes a curfew...
To the attention of the Chief Justice, the Minister of Justice and Constitutional affairs, the Director of Public Prosecutions; the Inspectorate General of Police and the Commissioner General of Prisons: Whilst Europe is at the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic, Uganda is preparing to face an...
This post was first published by Defenders Coalition The civil society’s Police Reforms Working Group, comprised of twenty national human rights organisations, condemn the unnecessary and excessive use of force by Kenya Police Service officers yesterday at the Likoni Ferry Crossing, Mombasa. The police actions completely...
This post was first published by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies In an urgent appeal this morning 25 March 2020, five regional and international human rights organizations called on the international community to pressure the Egyptian government to immediately release actress and human rights...
This post was first published by the Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network Today, the Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (SAHRDN or the Defenders Network) and the Human Rights Institute of South Africa (HURISA) have jointly called on Botswana government to take immediate measures to...
