86 civil society organizations and media associations have restated their call for an impartial, independent, and effective investigation into the death of Rwandan journalist, John Williams Ntwali. They have emphasized the need for a credible process to be carried out, given the swift conviction of...
See the Arabic translation here [dflip id="25436" ][/dflip] [dflip id="25439" ][/dflip] On Thursday, February 09, 2023, Soufi Ould Chein, President of the "Movement for Social Peace", responded to a summons from the police of his district, when he was notified that his file had been transferred to...
The Human Rights Defenders Network in Central Africa (REDHAC), its Coalition REDHAC-Cameroon and AfricanDefenders (Pan-African Network of Human Rights Defenders) condemn with their utmost energy the attempted arrest as well as the inhuman and degrading treatment inflicted on the journalist and Director of Publication of...
Bishoftu Declaration African Human Rights Defenders at a Cross Road! We, Human Rights Defenders from 36 African countries gathered at the margins of the 36th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly (Heads of States and Governments Session) held from 15 to 17 February 2023 in Bishfotu,...
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