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POLITICS-BOTSWANA: I Lost the Election, But I Am a Winner By Vusumuzi Sifile GABORONE - When Kgomotso Mogami threw her name into the hat to contest the Gaborone Central parliamentary seat it was easy for many people to write her off. MORE >>
SOUTH SUDAN: Media Give Us a Fair Deal - Women By Miriam Gathigah JUBA, South Sudan - The guns have gone silent – except for sporadic conflict in parts of the vast South Sudan region, such as the Eastern Equatoria State. It may not be the absolute end of the conflict in the region, but it is a reason for renewed hope. MORE >>
CLIMATE CHANGE: Women Central to Adaptation, Mitigation By Nastasya Tay PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa - Poor women will bear the greatest ‘climate burden’, says the United Nations Population Fund in its 2009 State of the World Population report, released today. MORE >>
CORRUPTION-SIERRA LEONE: Song Sparks Governance Debate By Mohamed Fofanah FREETOWN - Nothing has ever sparked a debate on the state of governance in the country like the song released by one of Sierra Leone’s most popular artists, Emerson Bockarie. MORE >>
DEVELOPMENT: Climate Change Likely to Increase African Hunger Woes By Julio Godoy BERLIN - Africa, the continent already most affected by hunger and food scarcity, is likely to see its woes increased due to climate change and the changing rain patterns it provokes, experts and scientists say. MORE >>
Q&A: Women Should Be More Than Window Dressing Jedi Ramalapa interviews Ingrid Srinath, Secretary General of CIVICUS JOHANNESBURG - Women in developing countries are among the most vulnerable to the effects of crisis - be that climate change, food price hikes, the HIV/AIDS pandemic or the global recession. It is becoming more commonplace to hear women's testimony, but are women's voices heard when it comes to deciding on solutions? MORE >>
POLITICS: Malawians Demand Local Councils By Claire Ngozo LILONGWE - In Malawi, local government elections are as rare and endangered as the country’s black rhinoceros. MORE >>
HEALTH-SWAZILAND: On ART Since Birth By Mantoe Phakathi NHLANGANO, Swaziland - Seven-year-old Ntombi* frowns after swallowing the tablets her grandmother has given her. The HIV-positive child has contracted multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). MORE >>
POLITICS-NAMIBIA: The Struggle Does So Not Continue By Servaas van den Bosch WINDHOEK - They are called the "born frees", the children of Namibia’s Independence, and they will vote for the first time this month. Struggle credentials mean zip to them, and they have a serious beef with politicians. MORE >>
UGANDA: "Mount Elgon Eviction Has Reduced Us to Beggars"* By Wambi Michael MOUNT ELGON, Uganda - "We have been reduced to begging from relatives and to migrate to urban areas where life is not safe. We were living in the mountain for more than 200 years. Transferring us means burying us, completely. We want to stay in our area and develop." MORE >>
Q&A: Civil Society to Lose Major Supporter Christi van der Westhuizen interviews GARA LaMARCHE and GERALD KRAAK of The Atlantic Philanthropies CAPE TOWN - Human rights and democracy are causes that are never completely won, which is why civil society needs the support of philanthropists. MORE >>
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African Commission on Human Rights and Peoples' Rights
Human Rights Watch HRW stands with victims and activists to prevent discrimination, to uphold political freedom, to protect people from inhumane conduct in wartime and to bring offenders to justice.
South African Human Rights Commission
IDASA - Institute for Democracy in South Africa
