May 12-27 2010: 47th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights to be held in Banjul, The Gambia

Read IHRDA’s and partners’ statements

March 25-26 2010: IHRDA organised a workshop on the Implementation of the The Gambia Legal Aid Act, 2008 in Banjul, The Gambia. Read more...

Read Opening Speech of Minister for Justice of The Gambia

March 15-19 2010: IHRDA attended the 15th Ordinary Session of the African Committee of Experts in the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC), held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Read more...

Download Report of the 15th ACERWC Ordinary Session (eng)

March 11-13 2010: IHRDA attended the 3rd Civil Society Organisations Forum on the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare on the Child

HOUSING RIGHTS IN ABUJA (Yagba Tsav and 6 others v Minister of the FCTA & the FCDA - suit no. cv/437/08)

The 7 Plaintiffs in this case represent all the inhabitants of Tudun Wada village, a community in Lugbe, Abuja. They are suing the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) to prevent them from forcefully evicting them.

ZIMBABWE - Decision 294/04 ZLHR and IHRDA (on behalf of Andrew Meldrum)

Violation of Articles 1, 2, 3, 7(1) (a) and (b), 9, 12(4) and 26 of the Banjul Charter.

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IHRDA is operating a Legal Defence Fund for individuals/groups litigating cases before the African Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights. The fund covers travel, accommodation and other related expenses.

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Read more on implementation of 292/04 IHRDA / Angola

Read more on implementation of 54/91, 61/91, 98/93, 164/97 to 196/97, 210/98 Malawi African Association & others / Mauritania

Decisions of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights on Communications 2002-2007 (including a 48 pg addendum)

Making Complaints to the African Human Rights System

Quick downloads on Mauritania advocacy

Tripartite Agreement between UNHCR, Mauritania and Senegal on refugee repatriation (French)

54-91, 61-91, 98-93, 164-197, 210-98 Malawi Africa Association & others / Mauritania

197-97 Bah Ould Rabah / Mauritania (with dissenting opinion)

242-01 Interights, IHRDA and AMDH / Mauritania

IHRDA Statement on World Refugee Day 2009

IHRDA Statement on Mauritania Repatriations before African Commission May 2008

Call for Contributions - Upcoming Publication on Mauritania

IHRDA and Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI) are inviting interested Mauritanians to contribute chapters in specific subject areas to an edited book aimed at recording the tragic phase (1986-1992) in Mauritanian history, its causes and context, the efforts at seeking justice thereafter using international law, and the struggle for implementation of the decision of African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights.

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