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1.	FEMNET - Waiting, watching and wondering
	Author: Roselyn Musa, Pan-African Postcard	Date Written: 6 March 2008
	Primary Category: Human Rights	Document Origin: Pambazuka 351
	Secondary Category: Africa General	Source URL: http://www.pambazuka.org
	Key Words: women, rights, FEMNET, International Women’s Day,
	Summary & Comment: International Women’s Day is a time to reflect on how far women have come, and how far they still have to go. There can be no peace, security, or sustainable economic development if societies continue to deny the human rights of women. Men and women must work together to secure the rights and full potential of women if lasting solutions are to be f . . . [expand]
2.	Sourcing Human Rights’ issues for a global agenda
	Author: Jegede Ademola Oluborode	Date Written: 27 February 2008
	Primary Category: Human Rights	Document Origin: Pambazuka News 348
	Secondary Category: Africa General	Source URL: http://www.pambazuka.org
	Key Words: human rights, issues, global agenda,
	Summary & Comment: The author makes the case that human rights are a collective responsibility - everywhere - all the time. DN
3.	Is deprivation of basic rights an inevitable part of life?
	Author: Simson Mwale, Challenge magazine	Date Written: 3 February 2008
	Primary Category: Human Rights	Document Origin: Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection
	Secondary Category: Southern Region	Source URL:
	Key Words: constitution, deprivation, rights,
	Summary & Comment: In the current Zambian Constitution, the government only commits itself in Article 112 of the “Directive Principles of State Policy” to create conditions under which all citizens shall be able to secure adequate means of livelihood, to provide clean and safe water and to provide a clean and healthy environment. But, whether these are actually made . . . [expand]
4.	Politicians ’pay for killings’
	Author: News 24, Nairobi	Date Written: 11 January 2008
	Primary Category: Human Rights	Document Origin: Legalbrief Africa
	Secondary Category: Kenya	Source URL: http://www.news24.com
	Key Words: Elections, violence, Kenya
	Summary & Comment: Two Kenyan human rights organisations have reported that some of the worst violence in Kenya’s disputed presidential election has been perpetrated by paid militias directed by politicians. The orginsations claim that what has happened in the Rift Valley is not some primal rising up of ethnic communities against each other but rather organised milit . . . [expand]
5.	Sudan: The road to security in Darfur blocked by government obstructions
	Author: Human Rights Watch and 34 others	Date Written: 20 December 2007
	Primary Category: Human Rights	Document Origin: National Advocacy Coalition
	Secondary Category: Sudan	Source URL: http://sdcanada.org
	Key Words: Sudan, Darfur, UNAMID deployment, government, obstructions,
	Summary & Comment: Human Rights Watch, Save Darfur Canada and 33 other organizations have launched a report on the Sudanese government’s obstruction of peacekeeping in Darfur. The failure of United Nations and African Union member states to contribute critical equipment required by UNAMID, such as helicopters and trucks, only reinforces the government of Sudan’s atte . . . [expand]
6.	Human rights watchdogs urge action against enforced disappearance
	Author: IRIN, Brazzaville	Date Written: 21 November 2007
	Primary Category: Human Rights	Document Origin: IRIN News
	Secondary Category: Africa General	Source URL: http://www.irinnews.org
	Key Words: Rp of Congo, FIDH, enforced disappearance,
	Summary & Comment: At a meeting in Brazzaville the International Human Rights Federation asked all African Union member states to ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. It was adopted by the UN General Assembly in December 2006. Several African countries have signed the convention, but none has ratified it. . . . [expand]
7.	D R Congo: Torture and killings by State security agents still endemic
	Author: Amnesty International	Date Written: 24 October 2007
	Primary Category: Human Rights	Document Origin: Amnesty International
	Secondary Category: Central Region	Source URL: http://web.amnesty.org
	Key Words: Congo, impunity, torture, state agents, Kabila
	Summary & Comment: This report documents serious violations of human rights that took place in Kinshasa during and after the 2006-2007 electoral period. In particular, the report highlights two government security forces that were responsible for the majority of politically-motivated violations against both real and supposed political opponents of President Joseph Ka . . . [expand]