Pambazuka News is a prize-winning electronic newsletter on social justice. It is produced by a pan-African community of some 300 citizens and organisations - academics, policy makers, social activists, women's organisations, civil society organisations, writers, artists, poets, bloggers, and commentators. We are seeking an a dynamic and energetic editor whose primary task will be leading on the development of Pambazuka News as the principal platform of progressive and critical political analysis in Africa.

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CARE Danmark is seeking a technical advisor to the programme in Niger focused on community based natural resource management and civil society strengthening. The programme aims to increase livelihood security through a range of initiatives that builds the resilience of the population to high climatic variations including; access to water and pastures, diversification of livelihood strategies and support to the decentralisation process. The programme is funded by CARE Danmark, Danida and the EU with a budget of 2 million euro per year. Deadline: 5 November 2007

The Researcher will be based in Goma, eastern DRC, and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, monitoring violations of human rights and international humanitarian law; curbing abuses through monitoring, investigating and documenting human rights violations in DRC (with a focus on the eastern provinces); applying sound judgment to investigation, reporting and advocacy work; writing and publicizing concise and accurate reports, briefing papers, letters, press releases, op-eds and submissions to international bodies as needed, with a quick turnaround time; developing and implementing local, regional and international strategies to bring violations to the attention of the government and the international community and change abusive laws, policies and practices. Apply immediately.

The International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT) seeks a Project Co-ordinator for Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to be based in the Secretariat in Copenhagen as part of the Programme Unit. As Project Co-ordinator your key role will be to assist and communicate with the network in MENA, to develop and implement a strategy for the work in the region, and to collect and pass on the knowledge and experience in the region within the field of torture rehabilitation so that it furthers and supports the international work against torture. Deadline: Friday, 26 October 2007