by H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat We write to you in your capacity as the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, the secretariat of the continental organisation responsible for driving the …
35 African civil society organisations call for strong AU response to popular uprising in Sudan.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Excellencies, Representatives of the AU Peace and Security Council Member States, H.E. Chairperson Mr. Moussa Faki, African Union Commission, Your Excellencies, We, the undersigned African civil society …
Tanzania: Civil society groups express concern over rapid decline in human rights
Tanzania: 65 civil society groups call on the Tanzanian Government to address rapidly deteriorating environment for media, human rights defenders and opposition party members To President John Magufuli Your Excellency, We, …
Joint Statement Delivered to the African Commission on the Death Penalty and Extrajudicial, Summary, or Arbitrary Killings in Sudan
58th ORDINARY SESSION OF THE AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS Banjul, The Gambia, 4 – 20 April 2016 Oral Statement submitted under Item 8: Activity report of the …
mass forced evictions, displacement, and forcible suppression of anti-dam demonstrations before the regional body
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has decided to examine a case against the Republic of Sudan involving forced eviction, inadequate compensation and suppression of protesters during …
The African Commission accepts complaint brought by families of those killed and injured in Cabinet Offices clashes case
In the first case dealing with the deaths of protesters in events related to the January 25th uprising, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights decided to consider a …
CIHRS at the African Commission:
North African states must adopt legislation to protect the right to access to information
54th Session of the African Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights Banjul – 27 Oct. 2013 Oral Statement by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies Item 10: Freedom of …
Civil Society groups urge African Union to act on Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile crisis
To our African Leaders On the eve of the next African Union (AU) meeting on the Sudans, we appeal to you to do all you can to end the violence …
JOINT LETTER OF LITIGANTS TO THE WORKING GROUP ON COMMUNICATIONS OF THE AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS
December 2 2011. To: Commissioner Kayitesi Zainabo Sylvie, Chairperson, WGC; Commissioner Reine Alapini-Gansou, Member, WGC; Commissioner Pacifique Manirakiza, Member, WGC; Dr Mary Maboreke, Secretary to the African Commission, Member, WGC; …
Guidelines on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Complete’ the African Charter on its 30th anniversary
The 50th session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights is cause for two major celebrations: the 30th anniversary of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights …
The African Union Mandates CIHRS to Conduct a Study on Freedom of Association in Africa
The African Commission for Human and People Rights (ACHPR) issued a resolution [ACHPR/Res.179 (XLIX) 2011] appointing the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and seven other African regional …
Silencing the Voices of Victims: Attacks on NGOs by North African States and Sudan at the African Commission for Human Rights
(14 November, 2010 – Banjul) A number of African states concerted an attack on national, regional, and international NGOs, including CIHRS, following an intervention by the NGOs outlining …
CIHRS and Partners Discuss Human Rights in North Africa and Sudan at the African Commission
On 11 November 2010, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), la Collectif des Familles des Disparus en Algerie (CFDA), and the …
The State prevents the commissioners of the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights from meeting with independent civil society organizations
The African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights (ACHPR) has, nowadays, two of its commissioners on a visit to Tunisia; Mrs. Reini Alapini-Gansou, Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human …
African human rights and civil society organizations intervention on Presidency of the UN Human Rights Council
To: African Heads of State Re: Presidency of the UN Human Rights Council As a diverse group of African human rights and civil society organizations, we look forward to a …
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