18 December, 2017 Freetown, Sierra Leone. Two survivors of the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, with support from the Centre for Accountability and Rule…
Banjul, 14 December 2017 Positions: Legal Interns / Fellows Overview Within the context of its project to support the documentation of human rights violations committed by…
Banjul, 21 November 2017 Following recent media reports on the sale of humans as slaves in Libya, IHRDA expresses dismay at the practice. This practice…
Banjul, 20 November 2017 In the context of its ‘Mainstreaming Transitional Justice into the work of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR)’…
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights has issued a landmark decision that found the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo responsible for…
(Banjul, The Gambia, 4 August, 2017) – The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights has found the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo…
Statement by (IHRDA) to the ACHPR at its 60TH Ordinary Session in Niamey, Niger Follow-up on the Implementation of the Commission's Decision in Communication 292/04, IHRDA / Angola 15 May…
The case involves collective rape and was filed on 4 Oct 2016 before the African Commission by IHRDA in collaboration with Equality Now and Association of…
18 April 2016 The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) is concerned about reports in the media that, following the protests of…