Brief facts The Federal Character Principle is enshrined in s. 147 (3) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999. However well-intentioned, in…
Brief Facts The children of Nubian descent have vague identities because the nationalities of their parents were uncertain. Complainant further alleged that the respondent explicitly…
Brief Facts The Nubian community in Kenya has been subject to the persistent denial of their civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, as they…
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)…
The Nubian community in Kenya is subjected to the persistent denial of their civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights because they are not considered…
In its first ever decision, 002/Com/002/09 IHRDA and OSJI (on behalf of children of Nubian descent in Kenya) v Kenya, the African Committee of Experts…
Over 70 participants have today come together in Nouakchott to discuss transitional justice and reconciliation in Mauritania. The Colloquium, organised by Forum des organisations nationales…
Three and a half years later: Mauritanian returnees still await restoration of citizenship documents and reparation IHRDA Statement on World Refugee Day, June 20 2011…