The Horn of Africa Civil Society Forum

HoACSF is a regional network of civil society organizations that is working together to monitor and expand civic space in the countries in we operate.

[The Horn of Africa Civil Society Forum @HoascfOrg]

#EndChildMarriage
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[The Horn of Africa Civil Society Forum @HoascfOrg]

Statement by Dunia Salama Foundation in #Tanzania
A member of @HoascfOrg
Women being killed in Ngorongoro in Tanzania
Ngorongoro, 180 kilometer west of Arusha, is a famous place in the world, as well as in Tanzania, where the Maasai people are renowned for their culture and..

[Eritrean Movement for Democracy & Human Rights @emdhrorg]

EMDHR Statement on the recent visit of President Isias Afwerki to #SouthAfrica

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@AFP @AfricaDefenders @africanngos @ealawsociety @BBCAfrica @HoascfOrg @tranetafrica @STigrinya @SABCNews @AfricanNewsNow @ReportHumRights @AfDB_Group

[The Horn of Africa Civil Society Forum @HoascfOrg]

Wishing you a joyous holiday season and a
Happy New Year!
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[makeda saba @makeda_saba]

In Africa too people seeking safety are criminalised

[The Horn of Africa Civil Society Forum @HoascfOrg]

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[The Horn of Africa Civil Society Forum @HoascfOrg]

Petition to uphold the rights of asylum seekers entering kenya to avail themselves of their right to apply for asylum .... #StandUp4HumanRights https://t.co/M6ScjHHR4c

[Dan Yirga HRD @DanYirgaHRD]

It is now alarming and we are Concerned. @CenterEHRD @EthioHRC @CEHRO1 @DefendersKE @YaHabte @CARDEthiopia @AmnestyEARO @MaryLawlorhrds @HoascfOrg

[The Horn of Africa Civil Society Forum @HoascfOrg]

CIVICUS Monitor rated the civic space in six countries in the region as repressed [Ethiopia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Uganda], two as closed [Eritrea and Djibouti] and one as obstructed [Kenya].
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[The Horn of Africa Civil Society Forum @HoascfOrg]

This edition of the Watch contains reports submitted by the @HoascfOrg members in Eritrea, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Uganda. During the period from July 2022 to June 2023 the suppression of civic space in the region continued unabated.

[CDR South Sudan @CdrSouth]

#Stop_War_the_War

[The Horn of Africa Civil Society Forum @HoascfOrg]

The destructive two-year war in the Tigray region of Northern Ethiopia, ended with a peace deal in November 2022. #Ethiopia #Tigray #AmharaGenocide #Amhara #AmharaGenocideInEthiopia

[The Horn of Africa Civil Society Forum @HoascfOrg]

The @HoACSF and its member organizations are concerned with the escalating conflict between the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) and the Amhara regional forces, including the Fano vigilante militia, in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. https://t.co/znqw3gihaK

[Africans for the Horn of Africa Af4HA @Af4HA]

📢#InSolidarityWithSudan

This week @Af4HA together with #Sudanese civic actors will be engaging the int'l community in #NewYork to push for a more effective international response on the #Sudan #conflict.

#Af4HAatUNGA2023
#UNGA78

Our African Advocacy Mission on #Sudan

[The Horn of Africa Civil Society Forum @HoascfOrg]

to freedom of association, assembly, and expression through protests.

[The Horn of Africa Civil Society Forum @HoascfOrg]

THE Kenya National Civil Society Centre (KNCSC) is concerned that despite the constitutional guarantee that every person has the right to assemble, to demonstrate, to picket and to present petitions to public authorities, #Maandamano https://t.co/yqNo7sGYJA

[The Horn of Africa Civil Society Forum @HoascfOrg]

(Article 37 of the Constitution of Kenya), the government has in recent weeks resorted to arbitrary
bans on protests without any regard to the law, and the imperative to respect, protect and fulfill the right of protesters to exercise their right...

[Vision Ethiopian Congress for Democracy(VECOD) @VVecod]

There is nothing good about war, and there is nothing bad about peace. Both parties should come to negotiations. Still, it's not too late. It's also a mandate of the Horn of Africa Civil Society Forum.

[Eritrean Movement for Democracy & Human Rights @emdhrorg]

Join us in solidarity with African Civil Society. EMDHR along with other #Eritrea/n CSOs will participate in the event.

@AFP @warresistersint @HoascfOrg @eri

[Eritrean Movement for Democracy & Human Rights @emdhrorg]

The tragic deportation of #Eritrea/n refugees from #Ethiopia. Sanctuary is a human right and all deportations must stop.

@AFP @BBCAfrica
@HoascfOrg @Refugees @warresistersint @AlJazeeraWorld @RadioErena

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