Banjul, 22 June 2019: The “Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa” (IHRDA), on 21 June 2019, filed a lawsuit against the Republic of…
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Sharm El-Sheikh - Egypt, 25 April 2019: The migration of populations, whether intracontinental or intercontinental, is a subject of growing concern in the contemporary world.…
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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…
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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…
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Banjul, 8 December 2017 December 10, 2017 marks the commemoration of Human Rights Day 2017, during which activities marking the 70th anniversary of the Universal…
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Banjul, 21 November 2017 Following recent media reports on the sale of humans as slaves in Libya, IHRDA expresses dismay at the practice. This practice…
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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…
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On the 16th June 2014, the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA), participated in a…
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Close to 100,000 black Mauritanians were forcibly expelled to Senegal and Mali by the then Mauritanian Government, after being stripped of proof of their citizenship.…
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