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1.	People united against racism - Geneva 2009 Declaration
	Author: Geneva Civil Society Forum 2009	Date Written: 12 June 2009
	Primary Category: Human Rights	Document Origin: Pambazuka News 437
	Secondary Category: Africa General	Source URL: http://www.pambazuka.org
	Key Words: racism, xenophobia, Geneva declaration, DDPA,
	Summary & Comment: We participants of the Civil Society Forum for the Durban Review Conference 2009 held in Geneva 17 to 19 April strongly welcome the holding of the Durban Review Conference and reaffirm our full and dedicated support for the Durban Declaration and Plan of Action (DDPA) adopted by the 2001 World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenop . . . [expand]
2.	Gambia: Implement human rights accords, All Africa Conference of Churches tells States
	Author: CISA, Banjul	Date Written: 19 May 2009
	Primary Category: Human Rights	Document Origin: Catholic Information Service for Africa
	Secondary Category: AU/NEPAD	Source URL: http://www.cisanewsafrica.org
	Key Words: The Gambia, AACC, AU, human rights accords,
	Summary & Comment: The All Africa Conference of Churches calls on governments to implement fully the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and on civil society organizations and religious communities "to take responsibility for pushing the agenda of human rights." DN
3.	A workbook created byThe New Tactics in Human Rights Project
	Author: A project of The Center for Victims of Torture	Date Written: 26 February 2009
	Primary Category: Human Rights	Document Origin: New Tactics in Human Rights Project
	Secondary Category: -none-	Source URL: http://www.cvt.org; www.newtactics.org
	Key Words: human rights, project, victims, torture, tactics,
	Summary & Comment: This workbook developed by the New Tactics project illustrates a wide range of tactical possibilities in human rights work. Human rights requires a broader human rights field that incorporates many more people and sectors of society than are currently engaged. More comprehensive strategic approaches and a broader array of tactics than are currently . . . [expand]
4.	Charte Africaine des droits de l'homme et des peuples
	Author: Bibliotheque Jeanne Hersch	Date Written: 20 December 2008
	Primary Category: Human Rights	Document Origin: AIDH
	Secondary Category: Africa General	Source URL: http://www.aidh.org; www.aidh.org/index.htm
	Key Words: Charte Africaine, droits de l'homme, peuples,
	Summary & Comment: Le texte de la Charte "prend en compte les traditions du continent africain" et malgré ses lacunes constitue un apport fondamental au développement du droit africain. Tout en prenant en compte le principe de l'universalité des droits de l'homme, ce texte présente des spécificités qui renvoient à des particularités du continent a . . . [expand]
5.	Public awareness of human rights: Distortions in the mass media
	Author: Eric Heinze and Rosa Freedman	Date Written: 9 December 2008
	Primary Category: Human Rights	Document Origin: University of London
	Secondary Category: Africas Image: Africa in the Media	Source URL: http://works.bepress.com
	Key Words: Media, Darfur, Afghanistan, Congo
	Summary & Comment: This article examines distortions of human rights reporting in the mass media. The authors examine human rights coverage in four of the most influential newspapers, two from the US and two from the UK. The US papers are The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. The British papers are The Financial Times and The Guardian. Hienze and Freedman a . . . [expand]
6.	Conference on restorative justice and the international humanitarian law
	Author: Richard Mugisha	Date Written: 20 August 2008
	Primary Category: Human Rights	Document Origin: OSIEA - Uganda
	Secondary Category: Africa General	Source URL: http://www.osiea.org
	Key Words: restorative justice, humanitarian law, international,
	Summary & Comment: Here is an interesting perspective on international law and justice. The ICC deals with crimes against humanity that arise from situations in collapsed States. This makes the exclusive application of international law in its present form highly ineffective. A research report presented by MPAI calls for an international legal system that takes other . . . [expand]
7.	Sudan and the International Criminal Court: a guide to the controversy
	Author: Alex de Waal	Date Written: 14 July 2008
	Primary Category: Human Rights	Document Origin: opendemocracy.net
	Secondary Category: Sudan	Source URL: http://www.opendemocracy.net
	Key Words: Darfur, Justice, ICC, Genocide, Bashir
	Summary & Comment: The request to indict Sudan’s president on charges of genocide and war crimes in Darfur is a historic moment in international justice. But is it wise? Will it bring peace in Sudan nearer or destabilise the country further? Alex de Waal presents the many sides of a vigorous debate. JL