South Africa: Government Fails Rural Schoolchildren

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Jun 03, 2004

The South African government's neglect of schools on commercial farms prevents thousands of rural children from receiving an adequate education, Human Rights Watch says in a new report. Farm schools provide the only educational opportunity for farm workers’ children in South Africa. The 59-page report, "Forgotten Schools: Right to Basic Education for Children on Farms in South Africa," found that the government's failure to negotiate contracts with farm owners impedes children’s right to basi...read more

South Africa

Liberia: A Proposal From Liberian Civil Society to Reform the Forest sector

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Jun 03, 2004

Since 1990, logging companies, rebel groups, criminal networks, various interim governments and the regime of former president Charles Taylor have colluded to plunder Liberia's natural resources. During this period the timber sector witnessed a plethora of illegal activities and practices. Logging companies operated in rebel held territories without any form of regulation from the Forestry Development Authority; none of the revenue generated during this period benefited the Liberian people.

Liberia

Uganda: Special Assistant to Executive Director

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Jun 03, 2004

The Special Assistant to the Executive Director is a full time position responsible for assisting the Executive Director in the overall direction and day-to-day management of the Institute.

Uganda

DRC: Assistant Country Director

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Jun 03, 2004

The ACD Systems is a senior member of staff and will be responsible for the management and development of Concern DRC’s human resources, administrative, IT, logistic and security systems.

Democratic Republic of Congo

South Africa: Project and Communications Officer

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Jun 03, 2004

The Ceasefire Campaign is seeking a Project and Communications Officer. The ideal candidate should have a tertiary qualification as well as some experience in project management and communication.

South Africa

Developing and disseminating educational materials related to human rights

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Jun 03, 2004

The Department of International Law and Human Rights of the University for Peace, with the support of the Government of the Netherlands, has been working since October 2003 on an innovative human rights project, the Human Rights Educational Project (HREP). The aim of the project is to develop and disseminate educational materials related to human rights in response to the need of individuals and organisations, particularly in developing countries, to obtain convenient access to up-to-date hum...read more

Call for proposals to host CIVICUS World Assembly for 2006, 2007 and 2008

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Jun 03, 2004

CIVICUS is inviting bids to host its next three World Assemblies. These are major international meetings of civil society leaders and activists aimed at creating a space where a diversity of civil society voices can be heard exchanging experiences, challenges, successes and dreams and, most importantly, concrete ideas for a more equitable and just world. The CIVICUS World Assembly was previously organised as a biennial event in a different venue on each occasion. As a result of its success...read more

Conference to Build a worldwide African Revolutionary Organisation

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May 20, 2004

The African Socialist International (ASI) is the result of political conclusions reached by the African People’s Socialist Party that African people worldwide - from South Africa to the Congo, the UK to the U.S. and throughout the Caribbean and South America - must be united into a singular revolutionary organisation that can speak to the aspirations of the African masses that suffer at the hands of imperialist white power and neo-colonialism.

Mozambique: Favourable IMF report on PRSP, MDG progress

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May 20, 2004

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) review of Mozambique's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) and economic and social plan for 2003 says the country is well placed to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The MDGs are a set of objectives for human development, to be met by 2015, agreed to by the 147 countries that are signatories to the Millennium Declaration of September 2000.

Mozambique

Ghana: Teachers demonstrate over pensions

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May 20, 2004

About 2000 teachers poured onto the streets of Tema on Monday this week to demonstrate their disapproval against the Social Security Pension Scheme, which is currently being operated for teachers in the country. According to the teachers, the continuous use of the scheme for teachers clearly shows that the government had refused to recognize the enormous contribution of teachers to the socio-economic development of the country.

Ghana

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