UN HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE FIELD A total of 258 human rights defenders, victims and witnesses of human rights violations or abuses have benefited from protective measures. UN HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE FIELD courts ruled in favour of the Government of Tanzania. EASTERN AFRICA Type of engagement Regional Office Countries of engagement Djibouti, Ethiopia, Tanzania Year established 2002 Field office(s) Addis Ababa PS5 – DRC security forces increase the number of mitigation and corrective measures they adopt on the basis of risk assessments that comply with the Human Rights Due Diligence Policy (HRDDP). Staff as of 31 December 2018 17 To strengthen the fight against impunity within the country’s security institutions, the UNJHRO participated in meetings of the Technical Committee of the Armed Forces, where human rights violations perpetrated by its staff were discussed. The UNJHRO provided a list of all verified violations to enable the Armed Force’s leadership to investigate and take appropriate corrective measures. Furthermore, in order to improve the response to the protection needs of victims, capacity-building sessions were held on judicial protection measures for victims and witnesses addressed to military and civil magistrates, lawyers, army and police commanders. Overall, sanctions (judicial and administrative measures) for human rights violations were imposed on 742 officers, including 80 officers who were sentenced to jail. Peace and Security (PS) The UNJHRO also worked towards strengthening the capacity of the members of the interministerial committee on reporting to the treaty bodies under the Mechanisms pillar. Total income US$2,691,036 XB requirements 2018 US$2,253,900 Total XB expenditure US$2,063,209 Personnel Non-personnel 67% 22% 11% $1,375,229 $450,785 $237,196 Total RB expenditure US$151,073 Personnel 100% $151,073 Key OMP pillars in 2018 † Please refer to Data sources and notes on p.191. KEY PILLAR RESULTS: Participation (P) P1 – CSOs, women human rights defenders, and other relevant stakeholders advocate for human rights, and especially women’s rights, more often and more effectively. Through strengthening the capacities of civil society actors, OHCHR sought to support their meaningful participation in selected public processes. These included for the first time reach out to non-traditional actors such as religious leaders, traditional leaders and clan leaders in both Ethiopia and Djibouti. 198 UN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2018 PSC† Despite the somewhat restrictive environment for civil society in Tanzania, three human rights organizations, which attended an OHCHR workshop, presented two litigation cases to request that the Government of Tanzania amend provisions in the Statistics Act 2018 and the Online Content Regulation 2018 that are inconsistent with the Constitution and international human rights law. The hearing in relation to the Online Content Regulation took place in January 2019. The litigation challenged the power granted to the Minister of Information, Culture and Sports to formulate regulations governing online content. In the end, the In Ethiopia, the Attorney General’s Office invited OHCHR to participate in a Working Group that was tasked with a comprehensive review of the Charities and Societies Proclamation. Through regular meetings over four months, the Working Group produced an analysis of the content and practical implications of the Proclamation in light of international and regional human rights instruments, good practices and reports of the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression and the Special Rapporteur on the rights to peaceful assembly and of association. The Working Group developed draft legislation, which was commented on by civil society organizations from all nine of the country’s regional states, and submitted to the Attorney General’s Office. The final legislation included the majority of recommendations of the Working Group. It was adopted by the House of Peoples’ Representatives in March 2019 and became law. At present, the legislation is awaiting publication under the Federal Gazette Office (Federal Negarit Gazetter) and final official translation in English. Accountability (A) Peace and Security (PS) A1 – Policies and manuals of national protection mechanisms, including on the use of force, increasingly integrate national and international human rights principles. The Office contributed to the functioning of national protection systems in compliance with international human rights norms and standards by training law enforcement agencies and advising on related legislation and policies. In Ethiopia, OHCHR advocated for the revision of several provisions of the anti-terrorism law. The current version, in its text and application, has unduly restricted the rights to freedom of expression and association. Furthermore, during his official visits to the country in 2017 and 2018, former High Commissioner Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein raised the importance of bringing the anti-terrorism and media laws into compliance with relevant international legal norms. In 2018, the Attorney General’s Office invited OHCHR to participate in the Justice and Legal Review working group to draft a revised anti-terrorism law. Its work continued through the latter half of the year and is expected to be completed for its adoption in 2019. Almost all of OHCHR’s recommendations are integrated in the draft proclamation prepared by the Working Group which has been submitted to the Attorney General’s Office. Shifts: Prevention PS3 – Regional and sub-regional bodies, and individual States, increasingly integrate human rights standards and policies into their conflict prevention and response strategies. OHCHR contributed to the increased compliance of regional policies with international human rights norms and standards through capacity-building of relevant actors. In partnership with the AU Conflict Prevention and Early Warning Department and the World Bank Group, the Regional Office facilitated two technical capacity-building workshops to review the AU’s Continental Early Warning System, thus bringing together different departments within the AU. The workshops contributed to the clear understanding of participants on a variety of issues, including the relevance of human rights as a conflict prevention tool; the linkages between human rights violations and conflict; the gaps in data collection of the AU’s Continental Early Warning System, as well as methods to ensure that the concerns of groups at risk of discrimination are taken into account in the context of conflict. Furthermore, OHCHR reviewed the tools for data collection and analysis and the indicators of the AU’s Continental Early Warning System. As a result, the System’s information gathering and analytical templates are now customized to alert staff about violations of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, while also taking into account gender trends. Civic Space UN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2018 199