Rwanda: Rwanda snubs call to charge Kagame

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Nov 22, 2006

Rwanda has rejected calls by a French magistrate to indict Paul Kagame, the Rwandan president, over his alleged involvement in the death of the country's former leader. Juvenal Habyarimana, Rawanda's former president, was killed when his plane was shot down in 1994.

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Zimbabwe: Eight years later, rights report submitted to ACHPR

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Nov 21, 2006

For eight consecutive years, Zimbabwe deliberately refused to submit its state party report on human rights to the Banjul-based African Commission on Human and People's Rights (ACHPR). In a surprising mood, Zimbabwe tabled its human rights before commissioners, who are currently attending the 40th session of the commission in the Gambian capital.

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South Africa: Communications Officer

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Nov 22, 2006

The Centre for Public Participation (CPP) is a section 21 company working towards strengthening public participation in governance. Our vision is of an informed and empowered civil society engaging actively with accessible and accountable structures and processes of government, to develop and implement policies and programmes that improve people’s quality of life.

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Africa: Research Institutions Disclose Findings

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Nov 22, 2006

Four African research institutions yesterday (20 November 2006) revealed their findings on socio-economic consequences of HIV/AIDS in the continent. The Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA), the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), the Social Science and Medicine Africa Network (SOMA-Net) and the Union for African Population Studies (UAPS) disclosed their findings at an international conference held under the ...read more

Africa: Workshop on Writing for Scholarly Publishing

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Nov 21, 2006

The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) is pleased to announce the 2006 edition of its Annual Writing Workshop for Scholarly Publishing. Three sessions of the workshop have been scheduled, one to be held in English, another in French and the third one in Portuguese.

Nigeria: Commissioner Blamed for Education Crisis

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Nov 16, 2006

The Imo State Commissioner for Education, Dr. Gloria Chukwukere has been accused of stifling education in the state due to her unpopular policies, which led to the recent three-day protest of secondary school students in the state.

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Africa: Commonwealth Education Ministers to Meet in Cape Town

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Nov 16, 2006

The 16th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (16CCEM) will be held in Cape Town, South Africa, from 11 to 14 December 2006. The theme of the conference is 'Access to Quality Education: for the Good of All'. Held triennially, these conferences provide an opportunity for Commonwealth Education Ministers to exchange views and discuss developments in education, review progress over the past three years, and develop strategies for future work.

Egypt: Blogger Dismissed From University

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Nov 16, 2006

On 8 November 2006, the Public Prosecutor's Office in Alexandria extended the detention of Egyptian blogger Abdel Karim Suliman Amer, also known as Kareem Amer, for an additional 15 days. This follows an original 7 November decision to hold him for four days pending investigation. HRinfo considers his detention to be a violation of his right to hold and express opinions without interference, stipulated in the Egyptian Constitution and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, ...read more

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Africa: Programme Director: Education for Social Justice

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Nov 16, 2006

Fahamu, Networks for Social Justice, is seeking a dynamic, entrepreneurial and socially committed educator to join us as Programme Director of Fahamu’s Education for Social Justice programme. Based in Nairobi, you will have national, continental and international responsibilities for developing, managing and expanding distance-learning and other capacity building initiatives. Further details see below.

South Africa: Apartheid legacy haunts SA's schools

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Nov 15, 2006

Expletives are scrawled across the classroom walls, the library ceiling has collapsed and up to 45 pupils cram into each filthy classroom -- when the teachers turn up that is. But despite the shoddy state of her school, 14-year-old Constance Mpho has even bigger worries. "Smoking and killing people," said the pupil from Veritas Secondary School in Soweto.

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