This article was first published by Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies. The undersigned rights organizations condemn the execution of nine young men on Wednesday February 20th following an unjust, politicized trial rife with torture and due process violations. We further reject the Egyptian government’s politicization...
This article was first published by CIDDH The CIDDH concerned aggression unionists in Bouaké and the arrest of the Defender of Human Rights, OZOUKOU Aristide, in Divo Ivorian Coalition of Human Rights Defenders (CIDDH) was seized on Friday 15 February 2019 the death threat allegedly inflicted unionists Bouake. A...
This article was first published by Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies Protect Human Rights in Counter terrorism Operations States at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva should ensure that Egypt is not allowed to seize a leading role in relation to the mandate of the...
This article was first published by Defenddefenders. Item 3: General debate Oral statement Delivered by: Estella Kabachwezi Mr. President, In December 2018, DefendDefenders published a report on marginalised human rights defenders (HRDs) in East Africa. The report covers the situation of indigenous, women, and LGBT+ HRDs in Uganda, Kenya...
This article was first published by DefendDefenders By adopting a strong resolution on the human rights situation in South Sudan, the UN Human Rights Council (“Council”) sends a message to the South Sudanese government and all parties to the conflict that there will be no lasting...
This article was first published by Defenddefenders. By adopting a strong resolution on the human rights situation in South Sudan, the UN Human Rights Council (“Council”) sends a message to the South Sudanese government and all parties to the conflict that there will be no lasting...
