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Front Line Defenders
2012-02-09, Issue 569
The bill prohibits any kind of community or political organising around sexuality in Uganda, criminalises advocacy and support for the rights of homosexual Ugandans and prohibits any public discussion of homosexuality.
Tanzania: Activists demand government action to resolve health crisis
Marjorie Mbilinyi
2012-02-09, Issue 569
Some are arrested after successfully ‘Occupying’ Salander Bridge
Kenya: Male sex workers are entitled to their human rights
Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Kenya
2012-02-09, Issue 569
It is time that the society at large recognised sex work as legitimate work: 'his body, his choice.'
Statement on the government’s plan to relocate refugees back to Somalia
The Refugee Consortium of Kenya
2012-02-01, Issue 568
The Kenyan government plans to move hundreds of thousands of refugees to Somalia, a plan condemned by the The Refugee Consortium of Kenya.
Ethiopia: Death penalty for blogger, prison for journalists
2012-02-01, Issue 568
A US-based journalist convicted on politicised terrorism charges in Ethiopia was sentenced to death in absentia recently, while two other Ethiopian journalists received heavy prison sentences in connection with their coverage of banned opposition groups, according to news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists has condemned the sentences.
Recent stripping of women in Malawi condemned
Statement by the Solidarity of African Women’s Rights (SOAWR) Coalition
2012-02-02, Issue 568
'The 39 members of the Solidarity for African Women’s Rights Coalition based in 18 African countries vehemently condemn the stripping of women wearing trousers and short skirts by male vendors in three major cities in Malawi, namely Lilongwe, Mzuzu and Blantyre.'
Statement to the National Council of Provinces Hearing on the Secrecy Bill
Unemployed People's Movement
2012-02-02, Issue 568
‘As the Unemployed People's Movement we reject all provisions in this bill which will hinder the free flow of information.’
Announcement: Transitioning Africa
2012-02-02, Issue 568
The main focus of this new entity is to support a growing transgender and intersex movement and to engage regionally in advocacy for the human rights of transgender and intersex people.
Kenya: Drive for one million signatures
Call for the ICC four to step down
2012-01-25, Issue 567
STOP PRESS: Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta has 'stepped aside' as finance minister, as well as head of the civil service Francis Muthaura. 'On the basis of the President's statement that he would act once the charges are confirmed, and not ...
US Aid to Ethiopia Supports Forced Relocations for Land Grabs
Sign the Petition to President Barack Obama and USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah
2012-01-25, Issue 567
Ethiopia, which is deemed an 'important regional security partner' by the US government and one of the largest recipients of US aid (over $1 billion a year since 2007), is forcibly relocating 70,000 people from Gambella to make land available for investment in agriculture. In doing this they are also aggravating current hunger while laying the groundwork for future famine in Ethiopia, as people are losing their livelihoods and being moved to areas where they cannot readily feed themselves.
Ethiopian blogger risks death penalty as judge confirms charges
Committee to Protect Journalists
2012-01-26, Issue 567
'This ruling is an affront to justice and underscores that these are politicized charges used by the government to intimidate journalists and chill news-gathering activities', said CPJ Africa Advocacy Coordinator Mohamed Keita.
Ayanda Kota has laid a charge of assault against the police
Unemployed People's Movement
2012-01-18, Issue 566
‘The doctor's finding is that the marks left on his body are consistent with an assault. Our next step will be to lodge a civil case against the Minister of Safety and Security.’
Free Nigerian Activists and Prisoners of Conscience
2012-01-19, Issue 566
Osmond Ugwu and Raphael Elobuike are Nigerian labour activists and human rights defenders currently spending their second month in Enugu Federal Prison in South East Nigeria. They are being detained on charges of attempted murder of a policeman following their arrest at a workers rally on 24 October 2011 at Enugu....
Somaliland: Free detained journalists, stop attacks on media freedom
ARTICLE 19
2012-01-19, Issue 566
The sweep of arrests followed a protest by journalists after Somaliland police raided the offices of a private TV station on 14 January and forced all the workers to leave and suspended the station.
Resolving the food crisis: Assessing global policy reforms since 2007
A new policy report from GDAE-IATP, January 2012
The Oakland Institute
2012-01-19, Issue 566
The report argues that the recent crisis has been a catalyst for important policy reforms, but governments have yet to address its underlying causes. The international community is avoiding deeper structural reforms.
Reclaiming Muthurwa Dallas Social Hall
Patrick Kamotho
2012-01-18, Issue 566
A community in Nairobi is fighting to reclaim a historic social hall for recreational and other activities. But government inattention, corruption and local politics have made the quest very difficult.
Call Now! Shut Down Solitary Units
Statement Issued By Prison Radio
2012-01-12, Issue 565
Call Now! Shut Down Solitary Units. Close Restricted Housing Units. End Torture Blocks.
BLUF Protest Day 2
Civil society salutes the courage and resolve of Nigerians
Nigerian civil society organisations
2012-01-12, Issue 565
The current protests in Nigeria are beyond the mere dynamics of reversing the pump price of petrol. They are about combating the corruption, incompetence and deception of the Goodluck Jonathan administration.
Vote on the Public Eye on Davos Naming and Shaming-Award
2012-01-12, Issue 565
Six major global companies have been shortlisted by a comittee of experts from Berne Declaration and Greenpeace Switzerland for the 2012 Public Eye on Davos-award
Western Cape farm workers and dwellers speak out
Joint statement
2012-01-12, Issue 565
Joint Statement by CSAAWU, Democratic Left Front, Mawubuye Land Rights Forum and the Trust for Community Outreach and Education.
Justice for Sankara, Justice for Africa
2011-12-20, Issue 564
Nearly 25 years after the death of Thomas Sankara, signatories to the following petition continue the call for an independent investigation into his assassination.
Egypt: Alarming reports of kidnapping, death threats, and assault of activists
2011-12-22, Issue 564
Human rights organisations in Egypt are increasingly concerned about the safety of protesters and activists after a series of brutal attacks.
Committee to Protect Journalists condemns trial of Swedish journalists in Ethiopia
2011-12-22, Issue 564
Two Swedish photojournalists have been convicted by an Ethiopian court for supporting terrorism, but the Committee to Protect Journalists contends they are the victims of a politicised trial.
Free Mumia Abu Jamal now!
Nana Akyea Mensah
2011-12-14, Issue 563
After 30 years of inhuman and unjust incarceration, which included death row, is it too much to ask for the freedom of the president of the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists, Mumia Abu Jamal? Nana Akyea Mensah says enough is enough.
When will Dlamini’s trial begin?
Peter Kenworthy
2011-12-14, Issue 563
Given the long delay, the refusal to grant bail and the repeated irregularities, it is obvious that King Mswati’s regime is trying to postpone the case of the Swazi student leader for as long as possible.
United for victims of SGBV in the Great Lakes Region
Press Release
2011-12-15, Issue 563
A coalition of civil society organisations is calling on member states of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region to implement a 2006 Pact on Security, Stability and Development in the Great Lakes Region to avert not only post‐election violence in member states but also any other form of violence.
Civil society groups demand global corporations reconsider investment in Coal of Africa
2011-12-15, Issue 563
A letter has been sent to shareholders and potential investors of Coal of Africa (CoAL) demanding that they reconsider their plans to support the company and it's project in Limpopo, South Africa.
Investigation cautions against private land investments in South Sudan
Research released as investors gather in DC
2011-12-15, Issue 563
As a USAID International Engagement Conference for South Sudan gets underway in Washington DC from 14-15 December, a new report cautions against foreign land investments that are being promoted as a solution for development in the new nation.
Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa launches at COP17
Report highlights essential climate change solution for African farmers
AFSA
2011-12-08, Issue 562
African farmer and civil society groups in Africa are celebrating the launch of a ‘network of African networks’, called the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA). They have released a report emphasising that Food Sovereignty can cool the planet, while feeding the world and regenerating ecosystems.
La Via Campesina Durban Declaration
Assembly of the Oppressed, 5 December 2011, Durban, South Africa
La Via Campesina
2011-12-08, Issue 562
Direct action ‘is the only weapon of the oppressed people of the world to end all forms of oppression in the world,’ La Via Campesina has said in a statement issued at COP17. The statement also demands the implementation of the Cochabamba people’s global agreement on climate and reiterates the group’s solutions to the climate crisis.
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