143 families of victims of police violence & over 360 civil society organizations, including IHRDA, have endorsed a letter to the UN High Commissioner for…
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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…
adminSeptember 5, 2019
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…
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Banjul, 8 May 2019: The Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (the ECOWAS Court) 7 May 2019 handed-down its judgment…
adminMay 8, 2019
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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We filed the communication before the ACHPR on 2 October 2018. The violations in this case occurred during military operations in a battle between DRC soldiers…
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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…
adminDecember 6, 2018
Banjul, 7 September 2018: The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) has issued a ground-breaking decision in favour…
adminSeptember 7, 2018
27 July 2018: The Centre for Human Rights - University of Pretoria (CHR), the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA), and the…
adminJuly 27, 2018