April 2021

STATEMENT BY SIHA NETWORK TO THE AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS

16 April 2021 (Read before the 68th Ordinary Session of the Commission on 14 April 2021) Honorable Chairperson, Commissioners, the Secretary of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and distinguished participants, Honorable Commissioner on Rights of Women -Madam Zainabo Sylvie Kayitesi The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA), a …

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GENDER ALERT– Violent Backlash Against Peaceful Women Protestors in Khartoum Today

There have been attacks on women peacefully protesting in Khartoum during the #SudanWomenProtest march from the Ministry of Justice to the Ministry of the Interior and Office of the Attorney General. As the protestors marched, chanting, “Hey girls, stay still. This revolution is a girls’ revolution”, one man attempted to mow the protestors down with …

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