IHRDA and local partner Les Mêmes Droits pour Tous (MDT) filed this case on 9 August 2016 against the Republic of Guinea before the ECOWAS…
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Africa and the rest of the world commemorate the Day of the African Child (DAC) today June 16, 2016 with the theme, “Conflict and Crisis…
adminJune 16, 2016
Addis Abeba, Ethiopia - 2 May, 2016 Honourable Chairperson and members of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child,…
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The IHRDA organized a 3-day training in April 2015 with 12 Sudanese lawyers, during which they were given an overview of the African Human Rights…
adminDecember 11, 2015
The Child Care, Protection and Justice Act of Malawi defined a child as anyone below the age of 16, contrary to 18 as stipulated by…
adminDecember 8, 2015
The case was initiated following the forceful eviction of the complainant from his home in Brazzaville by the Congolese Military. We submitted our admissibility brief…
adminDecember 8, 2015
Statement by IHRDA The theme of this year’s edition of the Day of the African Child is: "25 years after the Adoption of the African…
adminJune 16, 2015
Brief Facts The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) filed communication 247/02 (on behalf of Jean Simbarakiya) against DRC before the African Commission…
adminSeptember 30, 2013
Brief Facts Interights, the Institute Human Rights and Development in Africa and Association Mauritanienne des Droits de l’Homme filed communication 242/01 against Mauritania in April…
adminSeptember 30, 2013