| Headline | Date | Chamada |
|---|---|---|
Time for an AU-UN Envoy for eastern DRC |
22 November 2012 |
The conflict in eastern Congo between the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group is crippling the Great Lakes Region, and is now at a critical juncture following M23’s capture of the city of Goma. With reports of executions and yet more mass traumatised civilians fleeing... |
African Commission to hear SADC Tribunal case |
22 November 2012 |
The fight to save the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Tribunal is far from over. Indeed, the campaign to resurrect the regional court has just received a major boost with the African Commission on Human and People's Rights (ACHPR) agreeing to hear a formal complaint about the decision by SADC leaders to... |
Thousands held illegally in Mozambique prisons |
22 November 2012 |
Thousands of people are being held in Mozambique’s prisons despite not having been found guilty of a crime, says a new report from Amnesty International, which exposes how many inmates are arrested on spurious grounds and held for years without access to a lawyer. Launched in Maputo, the report -... |
Lancet urges action on cervical cancer |
12 November 2012 |
The campaign for governments in southern Africa to focus more attention on cervical cancer has received a major boost – with the publication of an editorial in the influential journal, The Lancet, which praises research by the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) and calls for action to reduce cervical cancer deaths in... |
Is this the end of Zambia's Public Order Act? |
02 November 2012 |
The Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has finally had enough. Having watched as the 1-year-old Patriotic Front government resorted time and time again to the repressive powers of the colonial Public Order Act to prevent critics from exercising their right to hold public gatherings, the Association has decided to challenge the... |
Preventing deaths from cervical cancer |
31 October 2012 |
Governments in southern Africa must implement comprehensive policies on cervical cancer in order to substantially reduce the number of deaths from cervical cancer, which is now the primary cause of cancer death among women in southern Africa, according to research published today by the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (... |
Debating Angola’s oil industry in Cabinda |
31 October 2012 |
It is no secret that the oil industry in Angola is shrouded in secrecy. Very few people have any idea about how much is oil produced and how much revenue flows to the Angolan state – let alone what happens to it. But an unprecedented conference in the oil-rich but desperately poor and underdeveloped province of... |
Attempted murder of DRC healer and hero |
28 October 2012 |
There has been an international outcry at last week’s attempted assassination of Dr Denis Mukwege at his home in Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). A world-renowned surgeon, Mukwege is the founder and medical director of Panzi Hospital, where he and his staff have helped to treat over 30,000 survivors of... |
Rwandan General should lose refugees status |
28 October 2012 |
In a landmark case beginning in the South African High Court today, the Consortium for Refugees and Migrant Rights in South Africa (CoRMSA) will argue that the former Rwandan General and suspected war criminal, Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa, should be stripped of his refugee status because he is ineligible under both South... |
Major step towards greater mining transparency |
28 October 2012 |
Mozambicans should soon know much more about their secretive – and highly lucrative – gas and coal industries after the country was declared to be compliant with the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) standards. The decision was taken by the EITI Board at the organisation’s global meeting in Zambia... |
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