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Statements, communiqués and other material SALO has shared.
PUDEMO WELCOMES THE RELEASE OF THULANI MASEKO AND BHEKI MAKHUBU, BUT STILL DEMANDS THE RELEASE OF PRESIDENT MARIO MASUKU
PUDEMO STATEMENT – 01 JULY 2015 The Peoples United Democratic Movement (PUDEMO) welcomes the release of Human Rights lawyer Thulani Maseko and magazine editor Bheki Makhubu from prison. Even though their families and friends have suffered …
PUDEMO Secretary General question and answer on the judicial crisis in Swaziland
1. Mr Makhanya seemingly you are not joining in the celebrations of the reported arrest of Mpendulo Simelane, (pending) arrest of the Chief Justice Micheal Ramodibedi, Justice Minister Sibusiso Shongwe. Why? Mlungisi Makhanya (MM): Look, …
Letter to Swazi Prime Minister from Kommunal - Swedish Municipal Workers’ Union
Sibusiso Dlamini Office of the Prime Minister Hospital Hill Mbabane Swaziland Prime Minister, On behalf of 515 000 members of Kommunal, the Swedish Municipal Workers’ Union, I am writing to express our concern for trade unions rights and to …
Beyond 2015 Recommendations to the post-2015 Declaration
The position is available here: http://bit.ly/1DeiqRQ More info on Beyond 2015: http://www.beyond2015.org/
A failure of governance: Understanding South Sudan’s conflict dynamics beyond the political and humanitarian crisis: Lotje de Vries and Peter Hakim Justin
Read paper below: De Vries & Jusitn 2014 Failure of Governance in South Sudan
Pope Francis Welcomes Renewal of Cuba-U.S. Relations
Prensa Latina, Havana, from the Vatican, Rome, 17 December 2014 Pope Francis welcomed today the first step for the reestablishment of relations between Cuba and the United States, after more than half a century of the bilateral riff. …
Re-establishment of US diplomatic relations with Cuba
Wednesday, 17th December 2014 Today, US president Barrack Obama announced that the USA will be reestablishing diplomatic relations with Cuba, with the opening of an Embassy in Havana and the relaxation of several trade and travel …
Madagascar abolishing death penalty
On the 10th of December, World Human Rights Day, the National Assembly of Madagascar adopted a bill that abolishes the death penalty for all crimes. Madagascar is now officially the 18th AU member state to have abolished the death penalty.
US Senate report condemns CIA brutality - Al Jazeera
From Al Jazeera, 10 December 2014 - http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2014/12/us-releases-cia-torture-report-2014129122456718264.html A US Senate report on harsh techniques employed to interrogate “terror” suspects post-9/11 attacks …
INAUGURAL DISABILITY RIGHTS PARLIAMENT: SOUTH AFRICANS WITH DISABILITIES CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF DEMOCRACY
Celebrating 20 years of the rights of persons with disabilities in our Democracy! Together we move South Africa forward through radical socio-economic transformation Tuning in to DsTV Channel 408 (Parliament Live) from 10h00 – 13h00 on 3 …
AU Commission of Inquiry on South Sudan
FINAL REPORT OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON SOUTH SUDAN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FINAL REPORT OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON SOUTH SUDAN A Separate Opinion
RAU's latest opinion paper on Women's experiences with elections in Zimbabwe
Below please find RAU’s latest opinion paper on Women’s experiences with elections in Zimbabwe: Women and Elections in Zimbabwe Insights from the Afrobarometer
ISRAEL - GAZA : CONCERNED AFRICANS FORUM STATEMENT
The statement put out by Concerned Africans Forum on the Gaza Israel crisis: CAFIsraelGaza
Official announcement of presidential elections results - Malawi
Official results of Malawi elections where Peter Mutharika was declared winner. Final presidential results statement Presidential - National Results - Malawi
Judith Todd Remembers South Africa’s First Freedom Days
Judith Todd Remembers South Africa’s First Freedom Days Secretary-General Emeka Anyaoku nominated me a Commonwealth Observer to South Africa’s 1994 April elections. I could hardly believe my good fortune. He said he had simply informed …
South Sudan: A Civil War by Any Other Name - Crisis Group Africa Report N°217, 10 April 2014
Executive Summary: On 15 December 2013 the world’s newest state descended into civil war. Continuing fighting has displaced more than 1,000,000 and killed over 10,000 while a humanitarian crisis threatens many more. Both South Sudanese and …
Swaziland- Maseko and Makhubu Re-Arrested After Release From Jail
image from http://www.times.co.sz/news/96436-bheki-thulani-freed.html On the 6th of April Nation Magazine editor Bheki Makhubu and Human Rights Lawyer Thulani Maseko were released after three weeks in detention. As the detention of Makhubu …
COMMON AFRICAN POSITION (CAP) ON THE POST- 2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA
** “Preamble: We, Heads of State and Government of the African Union assembled in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, during the 22nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union on 31 January 2014, NOTE: The participatory approach that led to the …
Human Rights Lawyer Thulani Maseko arrested
THULANI MASEKO speaking at SALO’s first Policy Dialogue on Swaziland - October 2009 Longtime Human Rights Lawyer, pro-democracy activist and Trade Union Congress of Swaziland (TUCOSWA) lawyer Thulani Maseko was arrested the 17th of March …
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http://allafrica.com/sudan/ http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/Pages/HRCIndex.aspx http://www.dialoguefacility.org/ http://www.unifem.org/news_events/news_archives.php?WebSectionID=8 http://agi.ac.za/news …