The Pan-African Human Rights Defenders Network (PAHRDN) meeting in Nouakchott, Mauritania on the sidelines of the 62nd Ordinary Session of African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, expresses serious concern over the continuing massive violation of human rights in the Anglophone Regions of Cameroon....
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text] A compilation of country studies examining the situation of human rights defenders in Africa has just been released by the Pan-African Human Rights Defenders Network (PAHRDN). The State of Human Rights Defenders 2016 explores challenges, restrictions, and protections on...
The Pan-African Human Rights Defenders Network (PAHRDN) meeting in Nouakchott, Mauritania on the sidelines of the 62nd Ordinary Session of African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, expresses serious concern over the continuing massive violation of human rights in the Anglophone Regions of Cameroon....
New guidelines provide authoritative guidance to African States on how to ensure that the right to freedom of assembly and association is respected and protected in law, policy and practice (the Guidelines)....
On the occasion of the 36th Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC Summit), we the undersigned members of the Coalition for an Effective SADC Tribunal, are raising serious concerns over state parties insistence in denying access...
July 30, 2015- In times of extreme danger human rights defenders (HRDs) must often resort to temporary relocation in order to remain safe. Shelter City’s allow HRDs to continue their work while in temporary relocation and in September 2012, Justice and Peace NL started its...
