This letter was first posted by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies To His Excellency Omar Marwan, Egyptian Minister of Justice: We, the undersigned, call for an open and transparent investigation into the jailing and death of Shady Habash, a 24-year-old filmmaker who died in custody...
This article was first published by the Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network Issue No; 7 25-29 May The Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network and Maverick Citizen launched the Southern Africa Weekly Human Rights Roundup, aimed at highlighting important human rights news in Southern Africa. The...
This paper was first published by DefendDefenders DefendDefenders regularly engages with the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), including through its Geneva office. In a paper released today, “The UN Human Rights Council: What is it? How can it help human rights defenders? How to engage with it?,” we...
This statement was first posted by the Tanzania Human Rights Defenders Coalition Tanzanian comedian and actor Mr. Idris Sultan has been charged for failure to register a sim card at the Kisutu Resident Magistrates’ Court, Dar es Salaam – Tanzania. This charges come after being in...
Cet article a été publié pour la première fois par la Coalition Ivoirienne des Défenseurs des Droits Humains (CIDDH) Des individus non identifiés, ont cambriolé le siège de l’Observatoire Ivoirien des Droits de l’Homme (OIDH), situé à Abidjan, Cocody, Riviera Palmeraie, quartier Bonoumin. Le constat de ce...
This letter was first published by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies Ambassador Elisabeth Tichy-Fisslberger, President of the United Nations Human Rights Council Madam President, The undersigned human rights organizations would like to thank you and your office for the measures taken so far to continue the work...
