The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project is pleased to announce the launch of the Ugandan National Coalition for Human Rights Defenders today, Tuesday 11th June 2013.

Uganda: Halt Crackdown on Media Houses in Kampala
A crackdown on prominent media institutions in Uganda today chillingly illustrates the limits of press freedoms and must be halted immediately. As police conduct raids on the premises of four media offices and blocked the broadcast of two radio stations, the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project and the Foundation for Human [...]
Overview of the Human Rights Situation in the East and Horn of Africa November 2012 – March 2013
Report submitted to the 53rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) Banjul, The Gambia, April 2013 The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network welcomes the opportunity offered by the 53rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) to highlight some of the [...]
ACHPR: Remarks presented at the 53rd ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights held in Banjul, The Gambia
Remarks presented at the 53rd ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights held in Banjul, The Gambia 10th April 2013 Madame Chairperson, distinguished Commissioners, State Delegates, representatives of NHRIs and NGOs; all protocols respectfully observed: On behalf of the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project, I would like [...]
ACHPR: Oral intervention on the report of the Chairperson, Working Group on Extractive Industries, Environment and Human Rights Violations in Africa
Oral intervention on the report of the Chairperson, Working Group on Extractive Industries, Environment and Human Rights Violations in Africa 53rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights Banjul, The Gambia, 13th April 2013 Honorable Chairperson, commissioners, distinguished delegates, The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project would like [...]




