Building Democracy for Peace, Development, and Human Rights in Africa

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The ADF is an African regional network of democracy, human rights, and governance organizations. We seek to consolidate democracy in Africa by providing opportunities for democrats to openly express their views and acting as a platform for mutual support and the sharing of resources.
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NUSOJ hits at continued ‘incommunicado’ jailing of journalist by Puntland authorities PDF Print E-mail
7 September 2010 

The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) condemns, in the strongest terms possible, the continued and illegal detention, incommunicado, of a Somali online reporter at the commercial port town of Bossasso by the Puntland Intelligence Service (PIS).

The reporter, Yusuf Ali Adan, until his capture three months ago in June 2010, was working for a news website, www.somalifans.net. NUSOJ fears for his safety and his well-being.

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SOLIDARITY STATEMENT ON THE GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION ON SWAZILAND PDF Print E-mail

ZLHR has been monitoring developments in Swaziland and is alarmed by the serious deterioration of the human rights situation which has included arbitrary arrests, detention and malicious prosecution of HRDs, including members of the legal profession; suppression of democratic activity and voices; and stubborn refusal to respect the fundamental right of citizens to participate in the governance of their country.

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FAJ and African Union Commit to Promoting Safety and Protection of African Journalists PDF Print E-mail

African journalists today adopted a declaration calling for governments, the African Union journalists’ trade unions and the international community to join forces in promoting the safety and protection of journalists in Africa. The Addis Ababa Declaration was adopted at the conclusion of a two-day regional workshop on the “Safety and Protection of African Journalists” hosted by the African Union Commission and organized by the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) at the African Union Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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Puntland court hears journalist appeal PDF Print E-mail

Journalist Abdifitah Jama Mire was brought before Bari regional Court of Appeal in Bossasso of Puntland Regional State of Somalia on Saturday, 4 September, after 22 days of detention in central prison.

The journalist, Director of Horseed Radio in Bossasso was sentenced 6 year in jail and $500 fine on 14 of August 2010. Family members, journalists, friends and relatives of Abdifitah attended the hearing of Saturday in the court of appeals and his lawyers.

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L'Observatoire:République démocratique du Congo: disparition de M. Sylvestre Bwira Kyahi PDF Print E-mail

L’Observatoire pour la protection des défenseurs des droits de l’Homme, programme conjoint de la Fédération internationale des ligues des droits de l’Homme (FIDH) et l’Organisation mondiale contre la torture (OMCT), vous prie d’intervenir de toute urgence sur la situation suivante en République démocratique du Congo (RDC).

 

L'Observatoire a été informé par l'ONG Solidarité pour la promotion sociale et la Paix (SOPROP) de la disparition de M. Sylvestre Bwira Kyahi, président de la Société civile de Masisi (nord Kivu) depuis le 24 août 2010.

 

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