This post was first published by DefendDefenders As despite the peace process and diplomatic breakthroughs in the Horn of Africa, no human rights progress can be reported in Eritrea, the United Nations’ (UN) top human rights body, the Human Rights Council, has extended the mandate of...
This statement was first published by Defenders Coalition We, the undersigned representatives of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) operating within the East African Community and operating under the East African Community (EAC) Consultative Dialogue Framework (CDF) met through a webinar on 19th June 2020, convened by EACSOF...
This post was first published by DefendDefenders In a joint report prepared ahead of the UN Human Rights Council’s review of Rwanda in the framework of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), DefendDefenders and CIVICUS examine the country’s human rights record with a focus on civic space since its...
This post was first published by DefendDefenders Oral statements delivered by DefendDefenders at the 44th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC44, 30 June-20 July 2020) Item 2: Interactive Dialogue on the annual report of the High Commissioner (2 July 2020) Madam President, Madam High Commissioner, We welcome your...
This post was first published by DefendDefenders A delegation of DefendDefenders and AfricanDefenders took an active part in the UN Human Rights Council’s 43rd regular session (HRC43, 24 February-20 March 2020; resumed 15-23 June 2020). On 13 March 2020, the session was suspended in light of the...
This statement was first published by the Tanzania Human Rights Defenders Coalition The Resident Magistrate’s Court in Njombe region will deliver its ruling on whether Journalist Emmanuel Kibiki has a case to answer next month on 8th July 2020. If Mr. Kibiki will be found to...
