Advocacy & Campaigns

The global upsurge in the streets and through new social movements presents a conundrum for human rights groups; on the one hand, it creates a tsunami of unpredictable change, while on the other hand, it promises new opportunities for renewal.

Friday, 25 April 2015

Banjul, Gambia

Madame Chairperson, distinguished Commissioners, State Delegates, representatives of NHRIs and NGOs; all protocols respectfully observed.

On the 21st April 2015 the court in Sebokeng sentenced four community activists from Boiketlong to a total of 16 years in prison. The activists are: Dinah Makheta, Sipho Mangane, Dan Molefe and Pulane Mahlangu (in absentia).

The Africa Judges and Jurists’ Forum (AJJF) has followed with keen interest and concern the recent events involving the arrest of former Minister of Justice Sibusiso Shongwe, High Court Registrar Fikile Nhlabatsi and Judges Mpendulo Simelane and Jacobus Anandale; and the continued siege at the re

APRIL 21, 2015

State authorities in Somaliland must immediately release detained lawyer and human rights defender Guleid Ahmed Jama, who is being detained on wholly baseless charges, said the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project, in a statement released today.

Dear Friend,

It has been a terrible month for Kenya and a tough last week for South Africa. First the appalling massacre of 147 students at Garissa University College saw many people across the continent joining in solidarity as Kenya grieved.

21 April 2015

In Zambia today, it has become common practice for employers to hire employees on part-time and temporary conditions of employment.

(NAIROBI, APRIL 13, 2015) – The Kenyan government should urgently review the inclusion of human rights organizations on an official list of alleged supporters of terrorism and ensure full respect of due process, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today.