HIGHLIGHTS 64th session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights In April, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) held its 64th session in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. We facilitated the participation of human rights defenders (HRDs) to the NGO Forum and the Ordinary Session, and conducted bilateral...
As the news of the death of Samuel Dong Luak and Aggrey Ezboni Idri circulated this week, I felt extremely saddened and increasingly concerned about the region we live in. The enforced disappearance and extrajudicial killing of two outspoken critics of the South Sudanese government,...
64th Ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights Item 3: Human Rights Situation in Africa Statement delivered by Mireille Tushiminina Madame Chairperson, distinguished Commissioners, State Delegates, representatives of National Human Rights Institutions, and Non-Governmental Organisations: The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project...
Mrs. Soyata Maiga, Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights Banjul, Gambia Dear Chairperson, Re: Protest Petition against the poor treatment accorded to civil society organisations during the 38th forum of the NGO forum preceding the 64th session of the ordinary session in Sharma El Sheikh...
*Version française ci-dessous* OPEN LETTER His Excellency Paul BIYA President of the Republic of Cameroon Yaoundé, Cameroun Object: Letter of protest related to the Government’s attacks and reprisals against international and regional human rights organizations Your Excellency Mr. President, We, the participants at the Forum on the Participation of Civil Society Organizations...
The aspiration of the Sudanese people must be protected and supported! In a statement, AfricanDefenders joins other African civil society organisations in rejecting military rule and expressing the need for a civilian leadership through a democratic transition. Additionally, we call upon the UN Security Council to support...
