(Hirondelle) - Only about half of the member states of the African Union (AU) have ratified the Protocol establishing the African Human Rights Court whose seat is in Arusha, according to the Court’s President, Professor Gerard Niungeko.
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Considering the examination by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights of the human rights situation in Kenya at the occasion of its 4th extraodinary session which will be held in The Gambia form 17 January 2008, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), its member organisation, the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) and the Kenyans for Peace, Truth and Justice (KPTJ) - a coalition of Kenyan human rights organisations, have the honour to present you, here attached, a Memorandum on the violence and human rights violations that were committed after the contested presidential ballot of 27 December 2007. This Memorandum raises our concerns and makes recommendations in view to restore peace in Kenya based on the principles of truth and justice.
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Press Release - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Professor Alpha Oumar Konare, will on Wednesday 20 February 2008, at 15:00 pm. receive in audience Ms. Sadako Ogata, President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to discuss and exchange views on recent African developments and human security in a bid to enhance economic growth on the continent.
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(BuaNews) - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has allocated an amount of $2 million for a programme aimed at supporting African countries to strengthen and deepen African Public Sector and Governance Reforms.
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