One-year project for seven established African Non-Governmental Organisations "to embark upon a process of benchmarking the performance of key African governments in respect of human security issues, measured against the commitments taken at the level at OAU/AU heads of state meetings." The eight countries being evaluated are Algeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Uganda. Full text Project and Background Papers. Full text Monographs and Research Reports. http://www.africanreview.org/
E-magazine on Lesbian and Gay issues in Africa. News on human rights issues
in each country. Arts and culture section (poetry, photography, stories, sports,
travel, etc.), women's section, picture gallery. Based in South Africa. http://www.mask.org.za
The Centre is a South African NGO which began operations in 1989. Has the
full-text of short articles on prisons, crime, rape, the Truth and Reconciliation
Commission, human rights in Zimbabwe, Pagad Killing of Rashaad Staggie, their
annual report, etc. Based in Johannesburg. http://www.csvr.org.za/
Passed by the "International Summit on The Rights of Children in South
Africa", ......27th May to 1st June 1992 in....Cape Town." "The
summit brought together over 200 children, between the ages of 12 and 16
years. Children came from 20 different regions all over South Africa and
were representative of race, class gender and disability. At the summit children
discussed the problems facing them and spoke out about the continuing violations
of human rights." http://www.anc.org.za/misc/childcht.html
See also at http://www.naturalchild.com/advocacy/south_africa/childrens_charter.html
Cohen, Milstein......, along with other firms in the United
States, joined with the South African firm, Abrahams Kiewitz, in filing a
complaint which "seeks
to hold businesses responsible for aiding and abetting the apartheid regime in
South Africa...." "Twenty-two businesses, representing six industry
types, have been named as defendants in the suit. The complaint seeks
to hold those businesses,...responsible. For example: "IBM and ICL provided
the computers that enabled South Africa to create the hated “pass book
system” and to control the black South African population. Car manufacturers
provided the armored vehicles that were used to patrol the townships. Arms
manufacturers violated the embargoes on sales to South Africa, as did the
oil companies. The banks provided the funding that enabled South Africa to
expand its police and security apparatus." http://www.cmht.com/
Two hour documentary on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, produced
by Public Affairs Television, Inc. "Interviews with Archbishop Desmond
Tutu, apartheid victims, former officers of state security, freedom fighters,
journalists, and eyewitnesses reveal the difficulties of mending a nation
bitterly divided by race and oppression." Has an educator's
guide and organizations guide in Adobe .pdf format. Video available from
Films for the Humanities and Sciences at 1-800-257-5126. $44.95 for the two videocassettes.
http://www.pbs.org/pov/tvraceinitiative/facingthetruth/
Issues Action Alerts and Press Releases,
describes their campaigns. FXI was formed in 1994 from a merger of the Campaign
for Open Media (COM) and the Anti-Censorship Action Group (ACAG). http://fxi.org.za/
Justice Goldstone is a member of the Constitutional Court of South Africa.
He is the former Chief Prosecutor for the International Tribunals for Rwanda
and the former Yugoslavia." Discusses his background, apartheid, the
Goldstone Commission, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the International
Tribunal for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia, includes an internet chat
with high school students. Part of the Conversations with History series
from the Institute of International Studies, Univ. of California, Berkeley.
http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/Goldstone/gold-con0.html
Human Rights Committee of South Africa
Site has closed. "...a non-governmental organization....Its objective
is to monitor, research, report, and advocate around human rights issues," Has
Legislative Updates, monthly reports, etc. Based in Johannesburg. http://www.hrc.org.za/
Issues Actions Alerts, tracks threats to freedom of the press, radio. Use
the Search by country to retrieve reports about media-related civil liberties
issues. Has past alerts from 1995 to date. http://www.ifex.org/
"The Legal Aid Board
is one of the institutions earmarked to make the constitutional promise
of justice for all a reality in South Africa." Their Justice Centres provide
legal representation to the indigent. Information such as How the Justice
System works in South Africa, Types of Courts and Proceedings. Based
in Johannesburg. [KF] http://www.legal-aid.co.za
Won the 2000 Sundance Film
Festival Grand Jury Prize for "Best
Documentary Film." About South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation
Commission (TRC). Follows four cases before the Commission (Cradock Four,
Guguletu 7, Amy Biehl, and Magoo's Bar Bombing). Directed by Frances Reid & Deborah
Hoffmann of Iris Films, Berkeley, CA. Has interview with
the directors. 1999. 95 min. color.
Iris Films: http://www.irisfilms.org/longnight/index.htm
Sundance Festival 2000: http://www.sundancechannel.com/festival00/
From the Human Rights and Documentation Centre at the University of Namibia,
UNESCO, and Human Rights Internet. Publishes
the Namibian Human Rights On-line
Journal. Has country Profiles with basic facts,
historical background, political system, human rights, gender issues, democracy,
institutions & organizations
directory.
Site covers the 14 member countries of the Southern African
Development Community (SADC). [KF] http://www.hrdc.unam.na/
Campaigns and lobbies around "issues such as child labour or sexual exploitation, children infected and affected by HIV / AIDS, and the safety of children as pedestrians." Copies of their submissions concerning legislation. Annual reports, articles, links to related sites. [KF] http://www.rapcan.org.za/
Site for the NGO sector in South Africa. Has an NGO directory, PRODDER. Provides Website Design, Hosting, Database Design for civil society organizations. Offers internet training, information communication technology (ICT) strategic planning, linux local area networks setup. Based in Johannesburg. http://sangonet.org.za/
Produced by Stanford University students. The Winter 2004 issue, in PDF, has an article on Gender Inequality and Child Abuse in South Africa, by Maya Adam. Fall 2003, in PDF, has an article on Liberian refugees in the Ivory Coast, by Nicolai Lidow; an article on violence against women in Cape Verde, by Teal Pfeifer, gender based violence during political conflicts, by Lisa Ehrlich. Based in Palo Alto, California. [KF] http://www.stanford.edu/group/sixdegrees/main.htm
The SABC produced a radio series on the Truth and Reconciliation. Five
cds were produced from the program. The web site has the script for the broadcasts
and a description and photographs of the April 2000 launch of the cd set. http://www.sabctruth.co.za/
"...the national institution established to entrench constitutional
democracy." Has the full text of their 1998 national action plan, outlines
their complaints procedure ("The SAHRC will help you if any of your
rights in the Bill Of Rights have been violated or abused.)," has a
simplified version of the Bill of Rights.
Has full text reports in Adobe .pdf format; reports are over 100 pages
long.
School Racism Report (596KB) Race and the Media Report Part 1 - Inquiry into Race and the Media
(401KB) Race and the Media Report Part 2 - The News in Black and White:
An Investigation Into Racial Stereotyping in the Media (158KB) Race and the Media Report Part 3 - Interim Report Media Inquiry
(46KB)
http://www.sahrc.org.za/
Has the table of contents. Published by the Centre for Applied Legal Studies,
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg and Juta & Co, Cape Town. http://www.law.wits.ac.za/sajhr/
Selected full text online documents. Full text papers - TRC background, case studies of human rights violations, amnesty debates, reparations, etc. Links to related sites. "The Preservation and Access to Records and Stories relating to the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) is a joint Historical Papers (The Library, University of the Witwatersrand) and the South African History Archives Project." Based at the William Cullen Library, University of the Witwatersrand. [KF] http://truth.wwl.wits.ac.za/index.php
An "all female NGO", ......"THRU supports the human rights
theory developed by Professor Costas Douzinas called an Ethical Approach to
Human Rights." Uses
comic strips to
promote human
rights, produces bill of rights training manuals, advocates
on issues. Examples of court cases. Fights discrimination against those living
with AIDS. Projects for South Africa, Kenya,
Malawi. Has internships. Based in Cape Town, South Africa. http://www.thru.org.za
Has the full-text of the 5-vol. Final Report, background documents, photos
of the 17 commissioners, press releases from Nov. 30, 1995 to date, wire
stories from the South African Press Assoc. (SAPA) from April 22, 1996 to
date. One can register to receive their updates by e-mail. Has submissions
from political parties, transcripts concerning Stephen Biko, Ahmed Timol,
Amy Biehl, the Mandela United Football Club, and others. Hosted by
the South Africa Dept. of Justice and Constitutional
Development. http://www.doj.gov.za/trc/index.html
Offers masters degrees, short courses. Publishes Human Rights Law in Africa; with an extensive online bibliography covering African countries and specific issues (Rwanda Tribunal, etc.). Has links to related sites. http://www.chr.up.ac.za/
"features 84 episodes of news broadcasts assembled by journalist Max Du Preez, covering the history and activities of the Commission. The site features finding aids to the collection, summaries of each tape, ...." Watch videos of news reports on human rights abuses (requires soundcard, speakers, fast connection). Index of People, Places, Incidents, Concepts, Events, Groups, Political Organizations. List of "Good Teaching Episodes". [KF] http://www.law.yale.edu/trc/index.htm
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