On the third anniversary of the pro-democracy protest movement “Hirak”, the undersigned organisations are highly dismayed at the dangerous intensification of repressive tactics used by the Algerian authorities to silence peaceful dissent and stifle civil society. The arrests of human rights defenders Zaki Hannache and...
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council 10 February 2022 Re: Extend the mandate of the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan Excellencies, We, the undersigned non-governmental organisations, write to urge your delegation to support the extension of...
In light of these concerning developments and Egypt's long standing and well documented pattern of reprisals against human rights defenders, urgent action is required to avert the Egyptian government's attempts to annihilate the human rights movement in the country....
This statement was first published by Defenders Coalition (Kenya) We, the Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs), civil society organizations and social movements condemn the killing of Elizabeth Ibrahim Ekaru-HSC, an astute women’s rights advocate, a peace champion as well as an environmental and land rights defender...
Political activism has long been suppressed in the Kingdom of Eswatini through the implementation of repressive laws and the normalization of police brutality in response to protests. In recent months these factors have led to the killing and brutalization of the people of Eswatini whose...
In a letter sent to the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, the Director of the UN Office at Geneva, and the President of the UN Human Rights Council today, a group of NGOs express their utmost concern over the Human Rights Council’s decision to allow newly...
