Accusation of belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood – used by the state against oppositional politicians, journalists, and activists- now leveraged even against Coptic Christians The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) calls for the immediate release of Coptic Christian activist Ramy Kamel, arrested by the...
I had the honour in my capacity as Chairperson of AfricanDefenders and Executive Director of DefendDefenders to lead a joint delegation of more than 20 persons, including staff and human rights defenders (HRDs) from Algeria, Cameroon, Egypt, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, and Uganda to attend the...
DÉCLARATION CONJOINTE D’ORGANISATIONS DE LA SOCIÉTÉ CIVILE À l’approche du Dialogue de haut niveau de l’Union africaine (UA) sur les déplacements des populations qui doit se tenir du 4 au 6 décembre en Ouganda, des ONG africaines et internationales appellent les dirigeants africains et les organisations régionales à...
Joint Civil Society Statement Ahead of the African Union (AU) High-Level Dialogue on displacement taking place from 4-6 December in Uganda, African and international NGOs call on African leaders and regional organisations to urge the government of Tanzania to stop pressuring 163,000 refugees and asylum seekers...
1.0 Introduction. Tanzanian Human Rights Defenders Coalition (THRDC) together with the Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC) are greatly saddened and disappointed by the withdrawal of the Government United Republic of Tanzania from the Declaration that allows citizens and Civil Society Organizations to directly file complaints...
The ICJ just launched a 15 minute documentary showing contributions by the ICJ and local human rights defenders in bringing the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence (SODV) Act to pass in Mbabane, Eswatini. The documentary was launched at an SODV Act media training held with the...
