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Job opening: Communications and Outreach Officer
Full-time vacancy - Contract period 20 Months, with the possibility of renewal. Location: hybrid (Kampala, UG) or remote. Application deadline: 31 March 2023. The African Leadership Centre (ALC), Atrocities Watch Africa (AWA), the International Refugee Rights...
Letter to the UN Human Rights Council on the threats to terminate the mandate of the ICHREE
Re: Threats to Terminate the Mandate of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia To: Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council Excellencies, We, the undersigned civil society and human...
STATEMENT: RISK OF INCREASED VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA’S 2023 ELECTIONS
Nigerians were promised free, fair and transparent general elections in 2023, but what seems clear now is that the electoral process will be flawed and violent. However, action can still be taken to avoid the worst outcomes. Atrocities Watch Africa (AWA) and Global...
Discussion on the Ethiopian Peace Process: filling in the gaps
After two years of fighting the Ethiopian federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) signed a Cessation of Hostilities Agreement,[1] on 2 November 2022 in Pretoria South Africa. This was followed by the signing of an Executive Declaration on...
ACHPR: strengthen the mandate of the Commission of Inquiry on Ethiopia
To the Commissioners and Special Mechanisms of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) 25 October 2022 The ACHPR should strengthen the mandate of the Commission of Inquiry on Ethiopia and adopt a strong resolution condemning ongoing human rights...
ACHPR: continue to support the Sudanese people and call for the installation of a civilian government
To the Commissioners and Special Mechanisms of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights 25 October 2022 The ACHPR should continue its strong support of the Sudanese people and call for the installation of a civilian government in the wake of the 2021...