"The following statement has been drafted by a group of human rights organizations and advocates from around the world. The group functions as a civil society "human rights caucus" around the WTO. The statement will be released on December 10 - International Human Rights Day - in Hong Kong on the eve of the WTO Ministerial Meeting. We invite all human rights supporters to co-sign the statement with us. This call for endorsements comes in English only, but the text will be translated to French and Spanish in the coming days."

Endorsements should be sent to Tamara Herman at [email protected].
The deadline for endorsements is NOON (EST), December 9, 2005.

Please include the name of your organization (with french and spanish
translations if available), and the country in which it is headquartered.

African nations were today (December 7) challenged to publicly declare their support for an international Arms Trade Treaty as the France-Africa Summit began in Mali. Only last weekend, leaders from 52 Commonwealth countries, 18 of them African, called for better control of small arms and for negotiations to begin on an Arms Trade Treaty. African countries including Mali, Ghana, Senegal and Kenya have already given their backing to the Treaty, which would ban all arms transfers which are likely to lead to human rights abuses. Other African nations should follow their lead, said campaigners.

Horn Relief is seeking a qualified and committed individual to join the Horn Relief team as the Program Coordinator. The Program Coordinator will be a full-time member of the Horn Relief staff, working with the Management and Field Teams in Nairobi, Kenya and the Horn Relief offices in Somalia. The Program Coordinator reports to and works most closely with the Executive Director, Deputy Director, and Field Director. The Program Coordinator will develop and implement fundraising strategies, and will be responsible for program design and linking field operations to program administration and planning.