ISHR joins human rights organisations from across the globe in calling for the unconditional and immediate release of prominent Bahraini human rights defender Abdul-Hadi al-Khawaja, who turned 60 on 5 April.
ISHR joins human rights organisations from across the globe in calling for the unconditional and immediate release of prominent Bahraini human rights defender Abdul-Hadi al-Khawaja, who turned 60 on 5 April.
Les récentes manifestations au Sénégal ayant notamment causées la mort d’au moins cinq personnes ont ravivé la question de la protection des défenseur.es des droits humains. Pour en discuter, la société civile s’est réunie à Dakar lors d’un atelier de deux jours les 8 et 9 Avril 2021.
ISHR is pleased to launch its latest research exploring the extent to which national human rights institutions could act as national protection mechanisms as part of the implementation of national human rights defender protection laws in selected West African countries.
Beyond the discrimination and indignation that ordinary women suffer, indigenous women in Africa continue to be marginalised and denied the full recognition and protection of their rights. Decisively, the long-awaited National Human Rights Institutions’ (NHRIs) Forum organised by the Network of African National Human Rights Institutions (NANHRI) convened on 8 and 9 April 2021 to discuss the role of NHRIs in promoting the realisation of indigenous women’s rights in Africa. The Forum was convened ahead of the 68th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human & Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR). The result of the deliberations was a final draft Statement on the “Rights of indigenous women in Africa” that will be submitted to the ACHPR.
The 68th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights will be held in online, from 14 April to 4 May 2021. The African Commission session will be preceded by the NGO Forum, which will be held online on 12 and 13 April 2021.
Depuis avril 2015, le Burundi traverse une crise politique majeure, se caractérisant notamment par des violations massives et continues des droits humains. Une sortie du tunnel ne pourra s'effectuer que si la communauté internationale passe à la vitesse supérieure, tant dans le suivi de la situation, que dans l'utilisation des mécanismes de prévention et d'intervention pertinents.