KABISSA-FAHAMU NEWSLETTER 20

For much of the past two decades, international efforts to improve information with regards to refugees has been focused on public opinion in host countries. While there is little doubt that promoting a favourable climate of public opinion to facilitate the protection of refugees is vital, information strategies should have a broader focus. In short, there has been a significant lack of emphasis on programmes designed to keep refugee populations informed of events directly concerning them. Th...read more

UNHCR must learn when to concede that it alone cannot be successful in the battles that must be fought with governments to ensure that refugee protection is ensured. The refugee camps along Guinea's border with Sierra Leone have been located too close to the border for far too long. The cross-border attacks have led to a security situation where access to the refugees is limited, resulting in the inadequate protection and assistance for the refugees. Yet such a situation might have been avoid...read more

Amnesty International today called on Talisman Energy Inc. to do more to safeguard human rights in Sudan. "Amnesty International is disappointed that Talisman Energy's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report 2000 does not adequately address the issue of the human rights impact of the company's operations in Sudan," the organization said.

A Federal High Court in Lagos has ruled that although every Nigerian has a constitutional right to inspect the assets declaration made by public officers, the right is not enforceable until National Assembly prescribes the conditions for it exercise.

May 1, 2001 Volume 7, Issue 18

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