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| May 16 | ||
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Zimbabwe: Amnesty International to Investigate Abduction of Pfebve Parents
Human rights group Amnesty International is to send field officers to the Mt Darwin area to investigate the abduction of the elderly parents of exiled MDC official Elliot Pfebve. |
SW Radio | |
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Nigeria: Group Seeks Justice for Boy, 7
Human Rights Monitor, a non-governmental organization based in Kaduna has sought from Sokoto State High Court an order granting it leave to apply for an Order of Mandamus in a case involving a 7-year old Umar Mamman, whose eyes were removed in Luggu village in Wamakko Local Government of Sokoto state in 2006. |
This Day | |
| May 15 | ||
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Liberia: Living With Fistula
Of 600 rape victims recently interviewed by a Liberian non-governmental organisation, 90 percent of the women were found to be suffering from fistulas - a vaginal tear which results in loss of bladder control and social stigmatisation. |
IRIN | |
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Rwanda: NGO Not Affected By Cuts in Food Aid
World Vision Rwanda will not be affected by cuts in food aid programmes by its parent organisation, World Vision International. |
New Times | |
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Sierra Leone: Action Aid Condemns Marginalizing of Women
Women's right coordinator Action Aid International (AAI) Tuesday condemned the marginalizing of African Women. |
Concord | |
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Rwanda: The Blind Sidelined in Anti-Aids Campaign, Says NGO
Handicap International (HI) has said that the blind have been neglected in the fight against HIV/AIDS. |
New Times | |
| May 14 | ||
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Ethiopia: Country Moves to Clip Wings of NGOs
The Ethiopian government is proposing a new law to restrict activities of the Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in the country. |
Business Daily | |
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Nigeria: Builders Ministry Rewards Excellence
They are not often remembered. With the poor quality of teaching and learning, as well as the environment where these take place, many are wont to ask the biblical question, 'can anything good come out of Nazareth ?' But an organisation looked in the direction of public secondary and technical colleges in Lagos state and found a lot to reward, writes Funmi Ogundare |
This Day | |
| May 13 | ||
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Zimbabwe: UN Says Violence Affecting Aid, Wants to Assess
The United Nations has asked the government to help it conduct an assessment to evaluate the extent of politically motivated violence, which "could reach crisis levels", warned Agostinho Zacarias, the UN Resident Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator in Zimbabwe. |
IRIN | |
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Somalia: Armed Groups Must End Threats and Attacks on Humanitarian Workers [press release]
Amnesty International today condemned the recent threats against humanitarian workers in Somalia made by Muqtar Robow Abu Mansur, a leader and spokesperson of Al-Shabab. |
AI | |
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Nigeria: NGO Commends BSIEC Over LG Polls
A Bauchi-based international non-governmental organisation, Challenge Your Disability Initiative (CYDI), has commended the Bauchi State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC) for conducting a hitch-free and transparent local government election in the state. |
Leadership | |
| May 12 | ||
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Cameroon: Red Cross Raises Funds for Humanitarian Work
Week-long activities to mark the 61st World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day and the 45th Cameroon Red cross Day ended with a gala night in Yaounde last Saturday. |
Cameroon Tribune | |
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Angola: Alfalit-Angola NGO Educates Over 2,000 People
About 2,500 people of both sexes, with ages ranging from 14 to 50 years, are being taught how to read and write in Huambo district by the non-governmental organisation dubbed ALFALIT-ANGOLA. |
ANGOP | |
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Ethiopia: Local NGO Supporting HIV/Aids Orphans, Helpless Elders
Befikir Tsere-AIDS Mahiber, alocal NGO working with children affected and infected by HIV/AIDS and helpless elderlies in Addis Ababa said on Thursday it provided educational equipments and used closings on two occasions it collected from donors. |
Daily Monitor | |
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Uganda: Rights Body Warns Cops On Torture
THE Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) has warned the Kiboga Police against torturing inmates. A UHRC team recently visited the 16 detention centres in Kyenjojo and Kiboga districts where they said they were alarmed at inmates' testimonies of alleged torture by the Police. |
New Vision | |
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Uganda: Charities to Reduce Infections Among People Living With HIV
AT least 30 organisations involved in providing care and support for HIV/AIDS patients have renewed their commitment to reducing infections among such people. |
New Vision | |
| May 9 | ||
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Nigeria: More Calls to Try Obasanjo and Daughter for Corruption
Calls for the trial of former President Olusegun Obasanjo over alleged corrupt practices swelled across the nation yesterday as different rallies were organised in Abuja and Kaduna by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Coalition of Northern Nigeria Civil Society Organisations, calling on President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua to prosecute Obasanjo and his daughter, Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello. |
Leadership | |
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Zimbabwe: Statement Concerning Escalating Cases of Organised Violence and Torture, and of Intimidation of Medical Personnel [document]
Since the last report on the 25th of April, our members have reported a dramatic escalation in incidents of organised violence and torture with the number of victims documented in the post election period now standing at over 900. |
Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights | |
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Nigeria: 50,000 Tree Seedlings to Fight Desertification
A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), the Africa Desertification Control Initiative (ADCI), has disclosed its preparedness to battle the menace of desertification in the country with a free distribution of 50,000 tree seedlings to individuals in the country. |
Leadership | |
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Uganda: NGO Takes HIV Tests to Homes in Rukungiri District
Married couples have been asked to embrace the voluntary HIV testing services made available free of charge at their homes in Rukungiri. |
Monitor | |
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Liberia: 'LNRC Remains Committed Than Ever'
"The Liberia National Red Cross Society (LNRC) Remains more committed and prepared than even before to work for the recovery of our nation," LNRC President Theresa Leigh-Sherman told a news conference Thursday marking the 145th celebration of World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day in Liberia. |
News (Monrovia) | |
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Ghana: Research Methodology Course for Civil Society Organisations in Country
The West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI), established by the Open Society Initiative of West Africa (OSIWA) is organising a Research Methodology course for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Ghana from May 23 and 24 2008. |
Public Agenda | |
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Namibia: HIV/Aids a Cash Cow for NGOs
Some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) yesterday came under fire when HIV/AIDS activists accused them of squandering money from donors meant for the fight against the disease on non-core areas that do not directly benefit sufferers. |
New Era | |
| May 8 | ||
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Burkina Faso: Fresh Approach to Street Children
With an increased number of children living in the streets of urban areas in Burkina Faso, the government and several non-governmental organisations are coming up with new approaches to address the problem. |
IRIN | |
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Africa: Women, Children Worst Hit By Cluster Bombs - NGO
The International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) said in Abuja that research on areas affected by cluster bombs in Africa showed that women and children were mostly affected. |
Leadership | |
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