Human rights: African democracy and dilemmas

Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights Sarah ...
US Department of State (press release)
Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights Sarah Sewall will travel to Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, March 12-20, 2015. During her travel, Under Secretary Sewall will meet government officials, representatives of civil society, ...

The Guardian Nigeria
African Court On Human Rights Set for Arusha
AllAfrica.com
Arusha — The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) and African Union (AU) will host a judicial dialogue early this month in Arusha, north of Tanzania. "The continental judicial dialogue offers an opportune occasion for ...
Arusha to host second African judicial dialogueIPPmedia
AU, African Court to begin dialogue on access to justice, others on WednesdayThe Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release)...

Chief Justice, Augustino Ramadhani The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) has elected its new leadership body placing Tanzania’s Chief Justice Augustino Ramadhani as the new president of Africa’s continental court. The new governing bureau was approved at the beginning of its 34th Ordinary Session here on Monday where Lady Justice Elsie N. Thompson was honoured the new court’s Vice President. The current bureau replaces Hon. Lady Justice Sophia A. B. Akuffo and Hon....

President of the African Court, Hon. Justice Augustine Ramadhani.

Human rights body trumps civil rights, governance knowledge
Daily News
THERE is an urgent need to formulate and lay down principles and guidelines to further strengthen the criminal justice system in the country with regard to arrest, police custody and pre-trial detention to ensure compliance with International standards.

 The East African Court of Justice Appellate Division heard an appeal filed by the Democratic Party (Appellant) against the Secretary General of the East African Community (EAC) (1st Respondent) and the Attorneys General of the Republics of Uganda (2nd Respondent), Kenya (3rd Respondent), Rwanda (4th Respondent) and Burundi (5th Respondent).
The matter appeals the decision of the First Instance Division of 26th November 2013 dismissing the case. The case principally challenges the alleged...

Press Releases: Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human ...
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Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights Sarah Sewall will travel to Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, March 12-20, 2015. During her travel, Under Secretary Sewall will meet government officials, representatives of civil society, ...

There are several reasons for building human rights into a constitution; they indicate restrictions on government power, are a building block for democracy, establish a foundation for building a human rights culture, and are integral to the legitimacy of the Constitution. A human rights culture gives space to individuals and groups to organise and aggregate their interests.

President Jakaya Kikwete yesterday bid farewell to employees of the Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance (CHRGG) expressing optimism that his administration had done a great job in protecting people’s rights.