Archive | Statements

Banjul, 8 March 2018 The commemoration of the International Day of the Woman this year focuses on activism for the transformation of the lives of women. This year’s theme brings to the spotlight the fact that women, in both rural and urban environments, are increasingly active in every sphere of production and service delivery in […]

Banjul, 9 February 2018 Malawi has submitted its fourth progress report to the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) on implementation of the amicable settlement agreement reached in October 2016 between IHRDA and Malawi in the Malawi children’s case before the ACERWC. According to the report dated 7 […]

Banjul, 1 February 2018 IHRDA condemns the unlawful arrest and detention of Political Scientist, Dr Ismaila Ceesay, by The Gambia Police on 31 January 2018 for expressing an opinion on national security, published in The Voice Newspaper. According to the paper, Dr Ceesay had suggested in an interview that it was important for the President […]

Banjul, 11 December 2017 The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) is today considering communication 006/Com/002/2015: Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa and Finders’ Group Initiative (on behalf of TFA, minor) V. Republic of Cameroon. By the facts of the case, TFA, a minor, was raped […]

Banjul, 8 December 2017 December 10, 2017 marks the commemoration of Human Rights Day 2017, during which activities marking the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) will be launched with the slogan “Stand Up 4 Human Rights”. The inception of the UDHR and other human rights treaties has contributed immensely to […]

Banjul, 21 November 2017 Following recent media reports on the sale of humans as slaves in Libya, IHRDA expresses dismay at the practice. This practice is in contravention of Article 5 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, which stipulates that, “Every individual shall have the right to the respect of the dignity […]

  Banjul, 5 November 2017 We wish to bring to the attention of the Commission our concern and alarm at the continued shrinking of the civic society space in many African countries. For instance, On Tuesday, 17 October 2017 in Dar es Salaam, a legal consultation convened by Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (ISLA) […]

Banjul, 24 October 2017: Following news of the unlawful arrest of thirteen (13) human rights defenders in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, on 17 October 2017, IHRDA condemns the arrest and calls on Tanzanian authorities to release the said detainees. A legal consultation convened by the “Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (ISLA)” and “Community Health Services and […]