Déclaration de solidarité avec le centre de ressources HEDA, Nigeria

DÉCLARATION DE SOLIDARITÉ AVEC LE CENTRE DE RESSOURCES HEDA, NIGERIA Nairobi, 4 avril 2022 Nous, les organisations panafricaines et internationales de défense des droits humains soussignées, sommes profondément préoccupées par les dernières attaques contre les défenseur·e·s des droits humains (DDH) au Nigeria, en Afrique. Dans la nuit du 28 mars 2022, cinq hommes armés sont […]

13 LUCHA defenders sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment for peaceful protest – a stain on the rule of law so highly praised by the authorities in the DR Congo.

JOINT STATEMENT 01 April 2022 We, the signatory organizations, deplore the unfounded and unjust condemnation of the thirteen human rights defenders (HRDs) of the LUCHA by the Beni Garrison Military Court. Today, 1 April 2022, 13 human rights defenders from the LUCHA movement were sentenced to 12 months in prison by the Beni Garrison Military […]

Solidarity Statement with HEDA Resource Centre, Nigeria

Nairobi, 4 April 2022 We, the undersigned pan-African and international human rights organisations, are deeply concerned about the latest attacks against human rights defenders (HRDs) in Nigeria, and Africa. On the night of 28 March 2022, five armed men forcibly entered the home of Mr Olanrewaju Suraju, the Chairman of the Human and Environmental Development […]