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Human Trafficking / Slavery

ChildrenDecided CasesESCRsFair Trial / JudiciaryHuman Trafficking / SlaveryImplementation of DecisionsLatest NewsStatements / Press ReleasesTortureWomen / Girls

Niger begins implementing ECOWAS Court decision in F.M. slavery case, pays reparation worth 30 Million FCFA

Banjul, 25 October 2021: The Republic of Niger has paid reparation worth 30 Million FCFA (about USD 53,000) to a slavery victim, identified here as…
Bessem Ayuk
Bessem AyukOctober 28, 2021
ChildrenDecided CasesESCRsFair Trial / JudiciaryHuman Trafficking / SlaveryLatest NewsStatements / Press ReleasesTortureWomen / Girls

ECOWAS Court condemns Niger for failing to protect woman, her children from slavery, awards victims USD 114,000 for damages

Banjul, 24 June 2021: The Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (the ECOWAS Court) has today 24 June 2021 handed-down…
Brice Martial Djeugoue
Brice Martial DjeugoueJune 24, 2021
ChildrenDecided CasesFair Trial / JudiciaryHuman Trafficking / SlaveryStatements / Press ReleasesTortureWomen / Girls

Fodi slavery case against Niger before ECOWAS Court

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…
Brice Martial Djeugoue
Brice Martial DjeugoueSeptember 5, 2019
ESCRsFair Trial / JudiciaryHuman Trafficking / SlaveryLatest NewsPending CasesStatements / Press ReleasesTorture

Danki village slavery case against Niger before ECOWAS Court

Banjul, 8 May 2019: The “Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa” (IHRDA) and Niger-based partner “Timidria” on 7 May 2019 filed a lawsuit…
Brice Martial Djeugoue
Brice Martial DjeugoueMay 8, 2019
ChildrenDisplacement of Persons / NationalityESCRsFair Trial / JudiciaryHuman Trafficking / SlaveryLatest NewsMassive Human Rights Violations / Transitional JusticeRight to LifeSexual and Gender-Based ViolenceStatements / Press ReleasesTorture

IHRDA Statement @ 64th OS of ACHPR: Roles and responsibilities of transit countries in protecting the rights of migrants

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.…
Brice Martial Djeugoue
Brice Martial DjeugoueApril 25, 2019
Freedom of Expression/Assembly/AssociationHuman Trafficking / SlaveryLatest NewsRight to LifeStatements / Press Releases

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 Djeugoue
Brice Martial DjeugoueJune 18, 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
Displacement of Persons / NationalityHuman Trafficking / SlaveryLatest NewsStatements / Press Releases

Commemorating Human Rights Day 2017: Statement of IHRDA

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…
Brice Martial Djeugoue
Brice Martial DjeugoueDecember 8, 2017
Human Trafficking / SlaveryLatest NewsMassive Human Rights Violations / Transitional JusticeStatements / Press Releases

IHRDA decries sale of humans as slaves in Libya

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…
Brice Martial Djeugoue
Brice Martial DjeugoueNovember 21, 2017
Freedom of Expression/Assembly/AssociationHuman Trafficking / SlaveryStatements / Press Releases

Mauritania must immediately release jailed anti-slavery activists and human rights defenders

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 human rights…
Brice Martial Djeugoue
Brice Martial DjeugoueFebruary 20, 2015
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    • IHRDA’s Capacity Building
    • Completed Projects
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  • Publications & Reports
    • African Human Rights Case Law Analyser
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    • Reports
      • IHRDA
        • Program
        • Collaborations
      • Africa
      • Others
    • Statements
    • The Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) Database
    • Other Publications
  • African Human Rights System
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    • IHRDA and the African Human Rights System
  • Opportunities
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    • Working at IHRDA
      • Open Vacancies
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