Joint Public Statement: AFR 38/001/2015 On 15 January 2015, the court of Rosso, a town in southern Mauritania, sentenced three anti-slavery activists and human rights…
Four Nigerian women who sued the Abuja Environment Protection Board (AEPB), the Nigerian Police, the Nigerian Army and other government security agencies working for AEPB…
55th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights 28 April – 12 May, 2014, Luanda, Angola Recalling Communication 301/05 Haregewoin Gebre-Sellaise;…
Submitted under Activity Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa By Alliances for Africa (AfA), Institute for Human Rights in…
In March, 2013 the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) reported the tragic rape of more than 100 women including girl…
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…
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…
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)…