Madagascar: Legal Aid Clinics Help Rural Women

Legal aid clinics are playing an important role during the the current crisis, especially for poverty-hit rural women who are under-served by the country's ailing judicial system.

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    UN Integrated Regional Information Networks, 22 December 2011

    Legal aid clinics are playing an important role during Madagascar's current political and economic crisis, especially for poverty-hit rural women who are under-served by the ... read more »

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    UN Integrated Regional Information Networks, 11 June 2010

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  • Malagas
    Dec 22 2011, 09:19

    Thank you for your article which reflects true-life in Madagascar .Now (end december 2011) the facts are worse as the police and justice are fighting one against another .

  • Justice for Madagascar
    Jul 4 2010, 04:04

    The Constitutional Consultative Committee (CCC) is a unilateral committee set up by the Coup d’Etat government as one step in its efforts to control the subsequent elections and complete its illegal long-term takeover of the Malagasy government. The coup d’etat government seeks the collaboration of the media to put out statements like “The drafting of a new Constitution is seen by many as the first step toward the end of the March 2009 political crisis” that appear to support its unilateralist policies. Sure, all but those who came to power by coup d’etat seek free and fair elections. The difference is that the coup d’etat government along with France and a few others want the coup d’etat government to control the elections. The US, SADC, and AU seek the installation of a consensual government before a new constitution is drafted and elections are held. Those who want a truly democratic solution that reflects the will of the people will not support the unilateral CCC or its proposed constitution.