(SANF)—Member states in southern Africa have agreed to launch an urgent international campaign to mobilise financial and material resources for Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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(Press Release)--The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Commission) has adopted a resolution calling on African States to observe a moratorium on the death penalty.
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(Afrique en ligne)--Nigeria’s President Umaru Yar’Adua called on African leaders to work hard towards the promotion and protection of human rights and the eradication of poverty in the continent. The Nigerian leader spoke at the opening of the 44th session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights (ACHPR) in the capital city of Abuja. He admitted that African leaders were not doing enough to tackle poverty and protect human rights.
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Today, twelve African countries including the Summit host, Sudan, received a second red card in one year for not siggning the African Union Protocol on the Rights of Women. This drastic action was taken by a coalition of women’s organisations during the 6th Ordinary Session of the African Union Summit. The action highlighted progress on the ratification and domestication fo the Protocol. Twenty-four countries received yellow cards for signing the Protocol. A further 17 countries were honoured with green cards for ratifying the protocol. For full statement:soawr_press_release_200106.pdf
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Filed under: Human Rights
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