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ISHR joins civil society organisations in calling on Sudan to end the attacks against Sudanese women protestors and WHRDs following the military coup.

At the 49th session of the HRC, ISHR delivered a joint statement with MENA Women Human Rights Defenders Coalition, Sudan Women Rights Action and Nora Center for Combating Sexual Violence, highlighting the grave human rights violations against women and women human rights defenders (WHRDs) in Sudan.

ISHR joins civil society groups in calling for international accountability, an end to impunity for SGBV and an end to emergency laws in Sudan.

ISHR joins civil society groups in calling for the immediate release of Sudanese women human rights defenders in detention, and accountability for the crimes committed against them.

ISHR joins civil society groups in calling for the immediate release of Sudanese WHRDs in detention.

During each ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (‘The African Commission’), Commissioners present their activity reports which provides an overview of the work done in between two sessions. On 23 November 2021, the Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders and Focal point on reprisals presented his report.

Civil society calls for an end to attacks against Sudanese women protestors and WHRDs following the military coup.

Sudanese human rights defender Abdulaziz Adam addresses the HRC to draw attention to the human right situation in Sudan.

Following the 25 October 2021 military coup in Sudan, Sudanese, African, and international civil society organisations are calling on the UN Human Rights Council to convene a special session to address the crisis in the country.

The international community must take urgent action to protect the democratic transition and human rights in Sudan, especially those of women and women human rights defenders.