Category Archives: Statements

The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) and Action against Impunity for Human Rights (ACIDH) wish to express their deep concern on the atmosphere of impunity which reigns after the rape of 126 women which occurred in [...]

As we observe the 2012 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, it is sadly clear that gender-based violence remains a serious issue throughout the world. Despite widespread efforts to address this problem, violence against women, often underestimated, [...]

IHRDA Statement on the 20th Ordinary Session of ACERWC

12-16 November 2012, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
 The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) would like to extend its sincere gratitude to the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and [...]

   ‘’ … it’s because we feel today that we need a consistent system to promote and protect [human] rights and freedoms …We must show imagination and effectiveness … ‘’ [1]
 In marking the African Human Rights Day, the Institute [...]

In a meeting with the Gambian Attorney General and Minister of Justice at his office in Banjul on 31 August 2012, the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) expressed its concern about the execution of nine (9) [...]