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African Solidarity Visit to Zimbabwe
2006-12-07, Issue 281
We, the members of the African Solidarity team visiting Zimbabwe from seven African countries, express our strong support to all the citizens and civil society of Zimbabwe who are struggling to realize their fundamental human rights such as freedom o...
Africa: The UmNyango Project
2006-12-07, Issue 281
Rural women in KwaZulu Natal will be using mobile phones to report on violations of their human rights. The UmNyango Project, which is implementing this initiative, was established by Fahamu, a pan African organisation based in Cape Town, Nairobi, Da...
Global: Take back the tech!
2006-11-28, Issue 280
How many hours a day do you spend using some kind of ICT tool? Have you ever wondered how it connects with violence against women? Can things like mobile phones, webcams, blogs and videogames transform power relations between women and men?...
Global: Bushman case
2006-11-30, Issue 280
Judges in Botswana’s High Court will rule on 13 December on the landmark case brought by the Kalahari Bushmen against the Botswana government. The court will be open to journalists and members of the public. The Bushmen are fighting for their right t...
Global: Commission on the Status of Women
2006-11-30, Issue 280
The fifty-first session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place from 26 February to 9 March 2007. In accordance with its multi-year programme of work for 2007-2009, the Commission will consider “The elimination of all forms of discri...
Global: 16 Days of Activism
2006-11-30, Issue 280
Domestic violence happens everywhere. It affects someone near you. At least 1 in 3 women has been beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused in her lifetime. Usually, the abuser is a member of her own family or someone known to her. Get active aga...
Global: Call to end female circumcision
2006-11-30, Issue 280
At a conference on the subject in the Egyptian capital Cairo, the scholars said governments should enforce existing laws against the practice. Earlier, the top religious authorities in Egypt said religion offered no justification for the procedure....
Global: International Ambivalence on Darfur
2006-11-21, Issue 279
As the Sudanese government escalates attacks against civilians in Darfur, and as it reportedly reneges on a new compromise agreement for a hybrid peacekeeping force, Africa Action urges the U.S. and other members of the United Nations (UN) Security C...
Africa: African Gender Award
2006-11-22, Issue 279
The Pan-African Centre for Gender, Peace and Development, in conjunction with its partners, has instituted the African Gender Award as a way to encourage accountability on the parity decision and on the “Solemn Declaration on Gender Equality in Afric...
South Africa: Be Positive & Stay Negative
SLAM POETRY OPERATION TEAM
2006-11-22, Issue 279
In recognition of the critical role that the literary, visual and performing artists can play in combating the spread of HIV\AIDS in the country and specifically in Kwazulu-Natal, which has escalating numbers of people living with HIV\AIDS, HIV\AIDS ...
South Africa: World AIDS Day
Press Statement: World AIDS Day Event Hosted By Slam Poetry Operation Team
2006-11-14, Issue 278
In recognition of the critical role that the literary, visual and performing artists can play in combating the spread of HIV\AIDS in the country and specifically in Kwazulu-Natal, which has escalating numbers of people living with HIV\AIDS, HIV\AIDS ...
Global: Global Fund to Fight AIDS
2006-11-16, Issue 278
Global AIDS is the worst public health crisis that mankind has faced in 700 years, and no end to its escalation is in sight TB and malaria also kill millions annually. In 2001 Kofi Annan proposed a Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria,...
Global: 16 DAYS of activism against gender violence
2006-11-16, Issue 278
2006 marks the 16th anniversary of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence campaign! Since 1991, the 16 Days campaign has worked to increase the visibility of violence against women as a human rights violation. The campaign has been utilized ...
Global: Elimination of Violence against Women
2006-11-16, Issue 278
By resolution 54/134 of 17 December 1999, the General Assembly designated 25 November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and invited governments, international organizations and NGOs to organize activities designa...
Global: Day For Darfur Campaign
2006-11-01, Issue 276
On September 17 2006 tens of thousands of people around the world took part in the Global Day for Darfur to show world-wide support for the Darfuri people and to put pressure on our Governments to protect the civilians. The people of Darfur continue ...
Global: Food First Policy
2006-11-01, Issue 276
The Rockefeller Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recently announced a joint $150 million Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), provoking immediate criticisms that the proposal fails to take into account the failures of t...
Global: Campaign to Cancel Africa's Debt
2006-10-24, Issue 275
Nearly one year after her election to the presidency of Liberia marked an historic return to democratic rule after years of civil war in that country, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf visited Washington, DC from October 16-18, and petitioned for U.S. support of...
Global: President of Botswana in New York to promote diamonds
2006-10-10, Issue 273
President Mogae of Botswana is due in New York tomorrow to promote his country’s diamonds, amid increasing concern over the eviction of the Bushmen from the Central Kalahari. The president’s visit comes only weeks after the Bushmen wrote to Leonardo ...
Global: Make Your Pledge to Fight Poverty
2006-10-11, Issue 273
Global Call for Action against Poverty (GCAP) campaigners are uniting in solidarity for a global Month of Action from the 16 September to 17 October 2006.The South African NGO Coalition (SANGOCO) is a leading member of the SA GCAP, joining millions o...
Global: Recognizing Africa’s Importance to the US
2006-10-11, Issue 273
As the November 2006 Congressional elections approach, observers predict that the balance of power between the political parties may hinge on foreign policy issues, such as the war in Iraq. However, while African issues have not yet figured prominent...
South Africa: By-law on Streets, Public Places and Prevention of Nuisances
2006-10-12, Issue 273
17th October 2006 is International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. It is also the day when the Mayoral Committee will discuss the By-law on Streets, Public Places and Prevention of Nuisances. The NGO Task Team will take the opportunity to highlig...
Global: Joint NGO Statement on girls in armed conflict
2006-10-05, Issue 272
We would like to draw the attention of this Council to strengthen measures to ensure comprehensive protection of rights of the girl child in armed conflict. Today, in every continent, wherever there is conflict, children are disproportionately affect...
Global: STAND UP!
2006-10-04, Issue 272
There are less than 3 weeks to join the world on October 15-16 and STAND UP Against Poverty! From schools in Kathmandu to churches in Texas , the world will STAND UP to remind their governments that promises to achieve the Millennium Development Goal...
Darfur: Voices Calling for International Intervention in Darfur
Africa Action
2006-10-05, Issue 272
As the crisis in Darfur continues to deepen, Africa Action stands with the people of Darfur and with African leaders from across the continent who are calling for an international peacekeeping force that can stop the violence and protect civilians in...
Sudan: Protect the people of Darfur
Sign a petition
2006-09-28, Issue 271
Amnesty International have started an online petition calling for a UN peacekeeping force in Darfur. You can add your name by clicking on the link provided....
Zimbabwe: no home, no work, no justice
2006-09-28, Issue 271
During May-July 2005, an estimated 700,000 people lost their homes, their livelihoods, or both when the Zimbabwe government forcibly evicted them and demolished their homes and businesses as part of Operation Murambatsvina (Drive Out Rubbish). Visit ...
Africa: Reinvigorating and Sustaining a Vibrant Women's Movement
2006-09-27, Issue 271
The Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) in collaboration with its partners the Women and Law in Southern Africa Research Trust (WLSA), the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC-PF), and HIVOS are convening a regional roundtable meeting on re...
South Africa: People's Health Movement, South Africa
2006-09-26, Issue 271
People's Health Movement, South Africa, invites you to participate in a global campaign for the right to health. The organizations involved in various stages of drafting and reviewing it to date included SAMWU, NEHAWU, the Domestic Workers' Union, th...
Uganda: Targeting of lesbians must end
2006-09-26, Issue 271
On September 8, the Ugandan newspaper Red Pepper published a list of 13 women they claim are lesbians. Homosexuality is a criminal offence in Uganda, and Amnesty International believes that making such allegations against these women may put them in ...
Global: Announcement of 16 days of activism theme
2006-09-18, Issue 270
2006 marks the 16th anniversary of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence campaign. Since 1991, the 16 Days campaign has worked to increase the visibility of violence against women as a human rights violation. This year, the campaign celebra...
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