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ChildrenLatest NewsStatements / Press Releases

IHRDA statement on threats to education by the Anglophone crisis in Cameroon, ACERWC 33rd OS

Addis Abeba, 18 March 2019 Madam Chairperson, Members of the Committee, Distinguished Participants: Since the outbreak of the Anglophone socio-political crisis in Cameroon in late…
Brice Martial Djeugoue
Brice Martial DjeugoueMarch 19, 2019
ChildrenDecided CasesLatest NewsSexual and Gender-Based ViolenceTorture

IHRDA, FGI obtain ground-breaking decision in child rape case against Cameroon

Banjul, 7 September 2018: The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) has issued a ground-breaking decision in favour…
Brice Martial Djeugoue
Brice Martial DjeugoueSeptember 7, 2018
ChildrenESCRsLatest NewsMassive Human Rights Violations / Transitional JusticePending CasesStatements / Press ReleasesTorture

CHR, IHRDA, LHRC sue Tanzania before African Court for failing to protect persons with albinism

27 July 2018: The Centre for Human Rights - University of Pretoria (CHR), the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA), and the…
Brice Martial Djeugoue
Brice Martial DjeugoueJuly 27, 2018
ChildrenDecided CasesESCRsGovernance/PoliticsLatest NewsSexual and Gender-Based ViolenceStatements / Press ReleasesWomen / Girls

Case of policy that violates right to education of pregnant girls, against Sierra Leone

Banjul, 17/05/2018 - The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA), international women's rights organisation Equality Now, and various human rights organizations in Sierra Leone have filed…
Brice Martial Djeugoue
Brice Martial DjeugoueMay 17, 2018
ChildrenDecided CasesESCRsLatest NewsMassive Human Rights Violations / Transitional JusticeStatements / Press ReleasesWomen / Girls

IHRDA, APDF obtain favourable judgment against Mali in first case before the African Court applying provisions of Maputo Protocol

Banjul, 11 May 2018: The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) today 11 May 2018 handed-down its judgment in favour of the complainants…
Brice Martial Djeugoue
Brice Martial DjeugoueMay 11, 2018
ChildrenGovernance/PoliticsLatest NewsStatements / Press Releases

Statement by IHRDA on the status of implementation of the agreement between Malawi and IHRDA in the Malawi Children’s Case – 31st Ordinary Session of the ACERWC

Bamako, Mali - 25 April 2018 In 2014, IHRDA had filed a case against Malawi before the ACERWC, challenging the definition of child in Malawi’s…
Brice Martial Djeugoue
Brice Martial DjeugoueApril 25, 2018
ChildrenHuman Trafficking / SlaveryLatest NewsRight to LifeStatements / Press Releases

Statement by IHRDA on the increasing rate of child trafficking in Cameroon and many other African countries at the 31st Ordinary Session of the ACERWC, Bamako, Mali 

24 April 2018 Madam Chairperson, Members of the Committee, Distinguished Participants; We wish to bring to the attention of the Committee our concern on the…
Brice Martial Djeugoue
Brice Martial DjeugoueApril 24, 2018
ChildrenLatest News

Litigating Child Rights in Africa: IHRDA organizes training & case-identification workshop with West & Central Africa CSOs

Banjul, 13 February 2018 IHRDA is organizing a three-day training and case-identification workshop on child rights litigation in Africa with 20 child rights defenders from…
Brice Martial Djeugoue
Brice Martial DjeugoueFebruary 13, 2018
ChildrenLatest NewsStatements / Press Releases

IHRDA-Malawi Settlement Agreement: Malawi Submits 4th Progress Report to ACERWC

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…
Brice Martial Djeugoue
Brice Martial DjeugoueFebruary 9, 2018
ChildrenFair Trial / JudiciaryLatest NewsRight to LifeSexual and Gender-Based ViolenceStatements / Press ReleasesTorture

Communiqué: ACERWC hears communication 006/Com/002/2015: IHRDA & FGI (on behalf of TFA) V. Cameroon

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…
Brice Martial Djeugoue
Brice Martial DjeugoueDecember 11, 2017
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  • About Us
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    • Implementation of Decisions
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    • IHRDA’s Capacity Building
    • Completed Projects
    • Ongoing Projects
  • Publications & Reports
    • African Human Rights Case Law Analyser
    • Blogs
    • Our Books
    • Reports
      • IHRDA
        • Program
        • Collaborations
      • Africa
      • Others
    • Statements
    • The Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) Database
  • African Human Rights System
    • Main Statutes
    • Main Mechanisms
    • IHRDA and the African Human Rights System
  • Opportunities
    • Fellowships
    • Internships
    • Working at IHRDA
      • Open Vacancies
      • Closed Vacancies
  • Themes
    • Children
    • Displacement of Persons / Nationality
    • ESCRs
    • Fair Trial / Judiciary
    • Law Enforcement
    • Massive Human Rights Violations / Transitional Justice
    • Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
    • Torture
    • Women / Girls
    • Others
      • Extrajudicial Killing / Enforced Disappearance
      • Forced Eviction
      • Freedom of Expression/Assembly/Association
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      • Right to Life
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