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Join ADF's Online Discussion Forum!  This new feature, separate from our Yahoo E-mail List, will enable us to have discussions focusing on specific issues.  Current discussions are follow-ups to six workshops at the ADF General Meeting in Lagos, Nigeria, on July 17-18, 2005.  Workshop reports, which serve as discussion papers, are currently posted in six discussion groups.  A moderator has been assigned to each group to facilitate discussions and to develop a short list of practical recommendations for the AU, other regional institutions, and NGOs in Africa.   

Visit and join the ADF Online Discussion Forum at www.africandemocracyforum.org/forum ! 
  
We are pleased to announce the launch of ADF's Online Discussion Forum.  The ADF recognizes that discussions at our meetings and workshops are often not enough because the times at the meetings and workshops are very limited.  It also recognizes the importance of continuous discussions among ourselves.  Also, because not every ADF member can attend meetings or workshops, I encourage all of you to take part in the discussions through the ADF Online Discussion Forum.  Some of these discussions seek to develop practical plans of action that would be recommended to the African Union, other regional inter-governmental organizations, and NGOs in Africa.  
 
This Online Discussion Forum, separate from our Yahoo E-mail List, will enable us to have discussions focusing on specific issues.  Current discussions are follow-ups to six workshops at the ADF General Meeting in Lagos, Nigeria, on July 17-18, 2005.  Workshop reports, which serve as discussion papers, are currently posted in six discussion groups.  A moderator has been assigned to each group to facilitate discussions and to develop a short list of practical recommendations for the AU, other regional institutions, and NGOs in Africa.   
 
Six discussion groups are: 
  • "Preventing Violations of the Constitution"
  • "Ensuring Democratic, Free, and Fair Elections"
  • "National Human Rights Commissions: Providing a Road Map for the African Human Rights Movement"
  • "Instilling Justice by Educating Citizens"
  • "Deepening Linkages between Democracy and Human Rights" 
  • "Tackling Human Rights Deficits: Strategies for NGOs in Armed Conflict Situations"   
The discussions will end on November 30, and recommendations from the groups will be published on the ADF Website and distributed to relevant institutions and groups.  We need your input in this discussion forum to develop effective recommendations.  

Visit and join the ADF Online Discussion Forum at www.africandemocracyforum.org/forum ! 
 
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