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Excellencies, At the UN Human Rights Council’s 51st session, in October 2022, the Council extended the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Burundi, which it established a year earlier, at its 48th session. It expressed deep concern about ongoing human rights violations and abuses in Burundi and regretted the Burundian Government’s lack of cooperation with human rights bodies and mechanisms. As serious human rights violations persist in Burundi and the Government
News and Press Release in English on Eritrea about Protection and Human Rights; published on 17 May 2023 by Amnesty, CIVICUS and 6count other organizations
News and Press Release in English on Sudan about Protection and Human Rights; published on 26 Apr 2023 by Amnesty, CIVICUS and 15ount other organizations
Ahead of the UN Human Rights Coun¬cil’s (“HRC” or “Coun¬¬cil”) 52nd session (27 Feb¬¬ruary-4 April 2023), we, the undersigned non-governmental orga¬nisa¬tions, write to urge your delegation to sup¬port a two-year extension of the mandate of the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan (here¬after “Commission” or “CHRSS”) in full.