Stop Rwanda's proposals to criminalise homosexuality

Horizon Community Association
Dec 17, 2009

Horizon Community Association (HOCA), an LGBTI organisation in Rwanda, in collaboration with the Coalition of African Lesbians (CAL) and the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) calls on all human rights defenders, organisations, governments, civil society, globally, to immediately take action against a proposed article in the draft Penal Code Act in Rwanda which would criminalise homosexuality. The lower house of the Rwandan Parliament will hold its final debate on ...read more

Rwanda

South Africa: A Report on AbM & the Kennedy Road Settlement

Contributor
Dec 10, 2009

Abahlali baseMjondolo (AbM), a shack dwellers’ movement in Durban has contributed tremendously to the protection of the right to adequate housing by mobilising shack dwellers to resist and challenge forced evictions and insist on in-situ upgrading of their areas as the only acceptable solution.

South Africa

Nairobi workshop gives civil society dimension on FOCAC

Stephen Marks
Dec 10, 2009

In this week's emerging powers watch, Stephen Marks reports back on the proceedings of Fahamu's two-day CSO FOCAC workshop in Nairobi on 26 and 27 November, 2009.

Kenya

'How Africa's integration can work for the poor' by Jeggan C. Senghor

Africa Research Institute event
Dec 10, 2009

African Research Institute Christmas party at St Stephen's Club, Tuesday 15 December, 34 Queen Anne's Gate, London SW1H 9AB

Live Congolese music from Grupo Lokito
Wine and canapés will be served

RSVP essential
[email][email protected] or 020 7222 4006

Africa Director - Crisis Action

Contributor
Dec 11, 2009

Crisis Action is an independent, non-profit organisation that works with others to ensure civilians are protected both from and during armed conflict. We are now looking for a creative, effective and dynamic person to head up a new office in Nairobi, Kenya to lead our work towards the African Union.

Nigeria: Police 'kill at will' - report

Contributor
Dec 10, 2009

Amnesty International exposed the shocking level of unlawful police killings in Nigeria in a new report. “The Nigerian police are responsible for hundreds of unlawful killings every year,” said Erwin van der Borght, Director of Amnesty International’s Africa Programme.

Nigeria

Ethiopia: Independent newspaper closes, editors flee country

Contributor
Dec 09, 2009

Three editors of independent Amharic-language weekly Addis Neger have fled Ethiopia, saying that the government intends to prosecute them under Anti-Terrorism Proclamation No. 652/2009, promulgated on 28 August 2009. The last edition of the newspaper, which has been closed down, appeared on Saturday, 28 November.

Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Government re-opens treason trial of 4 newspaper publishers

Contributor
Dec 05, 2009

The Ethiopian government has re-opened the trial of four major newspaper publishers in connection with the 2005 post-election violence in the East African nation. The ruling Ethiopian Peoples Revolutionary Front (EPRDF) has successfully lodged an appeal against the Ethiopian Supreme Court's decision to pardon the four publishers, Siday, Zekarias, Fasil and Serkalem, in connection with the 2005 elections.

Ethiopia

U.S. Engagement with the Muslim World: One year after Cairo

Contributor
Dec 05, 2009

The Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy is announcing a call for paper proposals for its upcoming conference, U.S. Engagement with the Muslim World: One year after Cairo. The deadline for submitting paper proposals is December 10, 2009.

Egypt

Zimbabwe: Critical essays on the work of Chenjerai Hove

Contributor
Dec 02, 2009

Chenjerai Hove is considered to be one of Zimbabwe´s foremost writers, and a volume of critical essays on all aspects of his work is being planned for publication by Africa World Press in association with Weaver Press. this is a call for proposals for contributions towards this planned critical volume.

Zimbabwe

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