Advocacy Foundation for Human Rights

Targeting Human Rights Violations In Africa.

[Dr. J. Peter Pham 🇺🇲 @DrJPPham]

BREAKING: @realDonaldTrump just posted on Truth Social that the #USA🇺🇲 will be skipping the #G20 Summit hosted by #SouthAfrica🇿🇦. @POTUS cited the land confiscation bill, but that is just one of many issues we have with the @MYANC regime, including its anti-#Israel🇮🇱 blood libel.

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@mrubin1971 Very interesting overview. Thanks, Michael.

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@RealJamesWoods The Olympic Committee should be arrested for stadging a public beating of a woman by a man. That boxing event was unfair and violently cruel.

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The 2024 Olympic Committee train wreck continues as it allows biologic males to complete in woman's boxing events. Males beating up females is acceptable in Olympic sports? Why, it's not a fair competition and it's absolutely wrong. Violently wrong.

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The Advocacy Foundation for Human Rights welcomes home all from Russia and its unlawful captivity of the American citizens.

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More bad news for Sudan.

Sudan Reopens Embassy in Tehran after Eight Years.
Sudan reopened its embassy in Tehran on Tuesday, resuming diplomatic relations with Iran after an eight-year hiatus.

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Great comments from Chris Smith (R-NJ-4th).
https://t.co/4U3ChWffgJ

[Lauren Blanchard @LaurenBinDC]

Eritrea's Minister of Information confirms that his government - long ranked by @RSF_inter & @pressfreedom as one of the world's top jailers of journalists - has not committed itself to protecting freedom of expression, journalists, or media freedom.

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Alan White and I and I have been working for peace and reconciliation in Liberia for 30 years. Yesterday, M. Bility presented Congressman Chris Smith and Piero Tozzi with the Liberian Head of State's Executive Order mandating the establishment of a War and Economic Crimes Court.

[Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman @SenateForeign]

I'm pleased the Senate passed my res. condemning #Eswatini's human rights record & Thulani Maseko's murder. The Eswatini gov't should heed the call to fully probe Maseko's murder, uphold human rights, & conduct meaningful dialogue on democratic reforms. https://t.co/j41yRfL0Zv

[Kola Alapinni @FelaLives]

Please join me at the US Congress today at 2pm for a congressional briefing. (7pm Nigerian time via the link below. It will be streamed live).
https://t.co/MGCY7S6OtL #Nigeria #ReligiousFreedom

[JT @tomozeus]

#KeepEyesOnSudan

[The American-Ethiopian Public Affairs Committee @AmericaEthiopia]

"The American Ethiopian Public Affairs Committee (AEPAC) and its affiliated diaspora organizations strongly condemn the Ethiopian government's actions in the Amhara and Oromia regions, including ongoing extrajudicial killings and the devastation caused by its poorly executed 'Urban Corridor development' project, leading to government-induced homelessness and irreparable loss of historic landmarks in Addis Ababa. While urban development could benefit the public, AEPAC is alarmed by its shortsighted planning and poor execution, resulting in widespread homelessness and the destruction of historical sites and landmarks.

The ongoing conflict instigated by the Ethiopian government against Amhara civilians, killings in the Oromia region, interference with religious rights, and imprisonment of thousands without due process have plunged the nation into turmoil. Laetitia Bader, Deputy Africa Director for Human Rights Watch, has expressed profound concern over the deliberate mass killings of civilians by Ethiopian government forces, urging Ethiopian partners, including the African Union and the UN, to take concrete steps to stop impunity. US Ambassador Ervin Massinga has also expressed alarm at reports of civilian casualties and displacements in the Oromia special zone and northern Showa zone of the Amhara region.

Given the dire conditions in Ethiopia, AEPAC urges all Ethiopians, regardless of region or ethnicity, to unite in demanding an immediate end to the war on Amhara civilians nationwide, cessation of killings in Oromia and all other regions, halt to demolitions in historic neighborhoods in Addis Ababa, and restoration of rights and reparations for the injustices faced by Addis Ababa residents. Immediate actions are also needed to provide relief for drought-stricken civilians in Afar, Amhara, and Tigray regions. #Ethiopia #Humanrights

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On March 29, 2024, eleven Members of the Benin Parliament attempted to visit Reckya Madougou at the Misserete Prison. All were refused.

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Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC)

a) "A groundbreaking report compiled by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) implicates federal and regional security forces in widespread constitutional breaches across the country over the past few years. The 130-page 'National Inquiry into Persons Deprived of Liberty' report delves into significant incidents from various regions, with major chapters dedicated to the prolonged conflicts in Oromia, Amhara, and Tigray.

b) "The National Inquiry investigated the patterns of human rights violations associated with deprivation of liberty in four regions, including the use of public hearings in Nazareth/Adama, Bahir Dar, Jigjiga, and Hawassa," stated Rakeb Messele, Deputy Head of the Commission. "The national inquiry is one of the most effective strategies available to human rights institutions for investigating and drawing attention to pressing human rights issues."

c) The primary obstacle has been violence resulting from attacks by organized armed groups and state responses. Additionally, torture and other forms of ill-treatment, detention of family members,
incarceration for federal crimes in state prisons, corruption among law enforcement agents, lack of accountability, and ineffective remedy and reparation mechanisms are systemic problems and barriers to the enjoyment of the right to liberty and the rights of persons deprived of liberty," reads the report.

d) The report accuses the government of two major constitutional breaches, among others. The first is the suspension of non-derogable rights.”

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@AsstSecStateAF @USAmbUN FREE RECKYA! @ BENIN

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@AEIfdp @dpletka What happened to Biden's human rights policy? If found, please call us.

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@whrdinitiative @achpr_cadhp @RSDDHCADHP @MaryLawlorhrds @AfricaDefenders @SAHRDNetwork @CIVICUSMonitor @civicspaceaf @AfricanWHRD @SwaziNews @HRF Help Free Reckya - a political prisoner in Benin. Her crime? Running for public office. Three of 20 years served. Benin. President Talon. A criminal.

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@HRF @tcl_togo Benin is next! Free Reckya!

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There are reports that YouTube is censoring human rights reporting in Ethiopia under government pressure. The AFHR calls on the media to self-police this report.