Honourable Chairperson, distinguished Commissioners, esteemed representatives of African States, and esteemed civil society colleagues, It is with a deep sense of urgency and profound concern…
Bessem AyukOctober 23, 2024
Banjul, 6 July 2023: The Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (the ECOWAS Court), 5 July 2023, ordered The Gambia…
Bessem AyukJuly 6, 2023
Banjul, 19 June 2023: The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has urged Government of Burundi to immediately prosecute and punish perpetrators of…
Bessem AyukJune 19, 2023
Banjul, 23 March 2023: IHRDA has concluded, 21 March 2023, a public dialogue with key stakeholders in the Democratic republic of Congo (DRC) on the…
Bessem AyukMarch 23, 2023
Ouagadougou, 28 November 2022: IHRDA and Burkinabe partner, Groupe de Recherche-Action sur la Sécurité Humaine (GRASH) have sued Burkina Faso before the ECOWAS Court, on…
Brice Martial DjeugoueDecember 1, 2022
Honourable Chairperson and Commissioners of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Honourable State Party Delegates, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, IHRDA would like to…
Bessem AyukOctober 28, 2022
ABUJA, Nigeria, October 4, 2022: The Center for Justice and Accountability and partners, IHRDA and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, have filed suit against Liberia on…
Brice Martial DjeugoueOctober 6, 2022
Honourable Chairperson and Commissioners of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, All protocols observed, The Institute for Human Rights…
Bessem AyukApril 26, 2022
REDRESS is pleased to release a comprehensive report, The Forgotten Victims: Enforced Disappearance in Africa, highlighting the prevalence of enforced disappearance on the continent and the many obstacles faced by victims seeking justice, truth, and…
Brice Martial DjeugoueAugust 31, 2021
