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IHRDA seeks ACERWC advisory opinion on Botswana and Egypt’s reservations to ACRWC

Banjul, 19 July 2022: IHRDA, 5 July 2022, seeks advisory opinion from the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child…
Bessem Ayuk
Bessem AyukAugust 4, 2022
ESCRsFair Trial / JudiciaryLatest NewsStatements / Press Releases

IHRDA sensitizes Bar Associations on their role in campaign for decriminalization of petty offences in West Africa

Banjul, 2 August 2022: IHRDA is organising a workshop, 2-3 August 2022, in Accra to sensitize executives of Bar Associations in Anglophone West African countries…
Bessem Ayuk
Bessem AyukAugust 2, 2022
ChildrenDecided CasesDisplacement of Persons / NationalityImplementation of DecisionsLandmark CasesLatest NewsStatements / Press Releases

Fostering implementation of decisions of African regional human rights mechanisms: IHRDA organises public dialogue on implementation of decisions on Kenya Nubian cases

Banjul, 22 July 2022: IHRDA has concluded a public dialogue with key stakeholders in Kenya on the implementation of decisions of the African Commission on…
Bessem Ayuk
Bessem AyukJuly 23, 2022
ESCRsLatest NewsOngoing ProjectsStatements / Press Releases

IHRDA organises regional workshop on mainstreaming human rights in AfCFTA processes

Banjul, 19 July 2022: IHRDA has concluded a regional training workshop for human rights defenders (HRDs) in Africa on mainstreaming human rights in the African…
Bessem Ayuk
Bessem AyukJuly 20, 2022
Decided CasesLatest NewsSexual and Gender-Based ViolenceStatements / Press ReleasesWomen / Girls

ECOWAS Court orders Sierra Leone to compensate rape victim for failing in duty to protect

Banjul, 14 July 2022: The Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (the ECOWAS Court) has condemned Sierra Leone for failing…
Bessem Ayuk
Bessem AyukJuly 14, 2022
Economic Social and Cultural RightsLatest NewsPending CasesStatements / Press Releases

Challenging Sierra Leone discriminatory loitering laws at ECOWAS Court

Banjul, 4 May 2022: IHRDA is acting as Legal Counsel for AdvocAid Sierra Leone in a case recently filed at the Economic Community of West…
Bessem Ayuk
Bessem AyukMay 4, 2022
Latest NewsMassive Human Rights Violations / Transitional JusticeStatements / Press Releases

IHRDA trains Gambia Ministry of Justice staff on international criminal law and international human rights law

Banjul, 20 April 2022: IHRDA, in collaboration with American Bar Association-Rule of Law Initiative (ABA-ROLI) Office, The Gambia and Global Initiative for Justice, Truth and…
Bessem Ayuk
Bessem AyukApril 26, 2022
Extrajudicial Killing / Enforced DisappearanceLatest NewsLaw EnforcementStatements / Press Releases

ACHPR 71st OS: IHRDA statement on police brutality in Sierra Leone

Honourable Chairperson and Commissioners of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, All protocols observed, The Institute for Human Rights…
Bessem Ayuk
Bessem AyukApril 26, 2022
ChildrenESCRsLatest NewsPending CasesSexual and Gender-Based ViolenceStatements / Press ReleasesWomen / Girls

IHRDA, partner sue Ghana for failing to protect girls’ right to education in Ashanti communities along River Offin

Banjul, 31 March 2022: IHRDA and Ghanaian journalist and human rights defender Joojo Cobbinah, on 30 March 2022, filed a case against the Republic of…
Brice Martial Djeugoue
Brice Martial DjeugoueMarch 31, 2022
ChildrenLatest NewsStatements / Press ReleasesWomen / Girls

ACERWC 39th OS: IHRDA statement on Togo implementation of ACERWC observations & FGM in Sierra Leone

Banjul, 22 March 2022: IHRDA with Togo & Sierra Leone partners decry Togo’s failure to fully address issues raised by ACERWC since review of Togo's…
Bessem Ayuk
Bessem AyukMarch 23, 2022
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  • About Us
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    • Friends of IHRDA
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  • Publications & Reports
    • African Human Rights Case Law Analyser
    • Blogs
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      • IHRDA
        • Program
        • Collaborations
      • Africa
      • Others
    • Statements
    • The Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) Database
    • Other Publications
  • African Human Rights System
    • Main Statutes
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    • IHRDA and the African Human Rights System
  • Opportunities
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    • Working at IHRDA
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