Banjul, 19 June 2023: The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has urged Government of Burundi to immediately prosecute and punish perpetrators of…
Bessem AyukJune 19, 2023
Free-Town, 9 August 2022: Eight victims of police shooting during a public protest in Makeni in July 2020 have sued Sierra Leone before the Court…
Bessem AyukAugust 9, 2022
Banjul, 22 October 2020 The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) strongly condemns police brutality manifested during the peaceful protests by youths…
Brice Martial DjeugoueOctober 23, 2020
Banjul, 12 February 2020: The “Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa” (IHRDA) and two Gambian lawyers on 22 January 2020 filed a lawsuit…
Brice Martial DjeugoueFebruary 12, 2020
Honourable Chairperson, Honourable Commissioners, State delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, This is a joint statement from the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA)…
Brice Martial DjeugoueOctober 25, 2019
We filed the complaint before the ACHPR on 24 September 2018. The case pertains to police arrest and torture of Cathy Basongo (member of the civil…
Brice Martial DjeugoueDecember 6, 2018
IHRDA, Article 19 call on Gambia government to investigate killings in Faraba Banta village incident
Banjul, 18 June 2018 IHRDA and Article 19 are concerned about media reports on the killing of two persons in a confrontation between protesters and…
Brice Martial DjeugoueJune 18, 2018
9 Nov 2017 In August 2017, Arterial Network began the first regional “Artwatch Africa Response” training workshops for East African and West African lawyers, in…
Brice Martial DjeugoueNovember 9, 2017
Banjul, 5 November 2017 We wish to bring to the attention of the Commission our concern and alarm at the continued shrinking of the…
Brice Martial DjeugoueNovember 6, 2017
