OSISA Journal Edition 4 Issue 3
Human Rights & Democracy Building | OSISA Journal
Constitutions and constitutionalism: protecting
the rights of all citizens (November 2004)
If, hypothetically, civic and human rights educators were forced to stop all the programmes they currently work on, and were asked to elect only to support the wide dissemination among the region's citizens, of a piece of writing that contains no more than forty words, we would hope that the first part of Article 144 of the Namibian Constitution would take such pride of place. It states:
“Unless otherwise provided for by this Constitution or Act of Parliament, the general rules of public international law and international agreements binding upon Namibia under this Constitution shall form part of the law of Namibia.”
OSISA Journal Edition 3 Issue 2
HIV and AIDS | OSISA Journal
The new liberation struggle for Southern Africa (June 2004)
As AIDS ravages the Southern African socialscape, we ought to take ourselves out of the currently prevailing sense of having such "little confidence in the future" that clear-sighted leadership is not emerging to champion an emergency response of the magnitude that the scale of the pandemic itself begs.
In April and May 2004, Malawian and Zimbabwean media reports suggested the possibility that some abuse of resources for HIV and AIDS has been taking place. A number of the region's political leaders—some even responsible for health delivery in their own countries—are still in the practice of leaving behind crumbling and under-funded health infrastructure and, exploiting their own mobility and wherewithal, buckling up in aeroplanes to take themselves and their own for treatment in South Africa or abroad.
Announcements
- Communiqué of the African Emergency Summit on Zimbabwe (Dar es Salaam)
- Advertisement for Executive Director
- Letter to SADC and African Heads of State and Government regarding the Zimbabwean elections
- Carta Urgente à SADC e aos Chefes de Estado e de Governos referente às Eleições Zimbabweanas
- Apelos para a Submissão de Propostas Sobre o Fortalecimento dos Movimentos de Mulheres nos Países em Crise e em Fase de Transi
- Call for Proposals on Strengthening Women’s Movements in Crisis and Transitional Countries
News Headlines
- MDC: no "run-off" amidst violence
- Zimbabwe arms shipment still at large
- Malawian parliament suspended
- A Glossary of oppression in Zimbabwe
- Terror in Zimbabwe: shocking pictures
- Zimbabwe election crackdown continues
- No peace in eastern DRC
- Zimbabwe election stalemate deepens
- Mugabe rounds up opposition, observers
- Renewed fighting in eastern DRC
- Zimbabwe weapons ship doubles back
- Foreign tanks in transit in South Africa
- Zimbabwe armaments ship flees SA
- Communities map rural DRC villages
- SA to facilitate arms for Zimbabwe?
- ZDF soldiers beat Harare residents
- "Revolutionary" Mbeki deserves special honour?
- Hutu militia fear return to Rwanda
- Zimbabwe Court rules against MDC
- Mugabe demands a "recount"
- 68 dead, 300 missing in western DRC
- Mozambique cyclone: at least 7 dead
- Police clash with Katanga miners
- 500 Chambishi mineworkers fired
- FLEC claims successful attack in Cabinda
- At least 22 killed in western DRC
- Managers held hostage at Chambesi
- Joyce Mujuru supports Mugabe 6th term
- Dabengwa backs Makoni against Mugabe
- 16 prisoners dead in Mbuji-Mayi
(News headlines based on Google Alerts. Please note that OSISA has no control over the content on external Websites)