EDITORIAL: Issa Shivji on development discourse from colonial to neo-liberal times
COMMENT&ANALYSIS:
- Protocol on the Rights of Women conference builds power for women’s rights
- Using the law to realise women’s rights
- Negotiation as a tool for implementing the rights of women
LETTERS: Discussing forest pirates
BLOGGING AFRICA: Christianity in Nigeria, the aid industry, democracy in Kenya and referendums in Algeria
CONFLICT AND EMERGENCIES: News from DRC, Sudan and Uganda
HUMAN RIGHTS: NGO forum in Zimbabwe releases political violence report
REFUGEES: UNHCR agrees to assume global responsibility for IDP protection
ELECTIONS: Countdown to October 11 poll in Liberia
WOMEN AND GENDER: Perceptions of the Darfur community on the effects of the conflict on women and girls
DEVELOPMENT: Social forums continue to build opposition to neo-liberalism
RACISM AND XENOPHOBIA: Racism in South African schools
ENVIRONMENT: Corporate control over food chain deepens
AND…Links and resources on the Media, Internet, Fundraising, Courses, Jobs and Books.