Non-interference enables human rights violations: AU

The principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of member states, adopted by the Organization of African Union (OAU) from its inception in the 1960s and maintained until the 1990s, fuelled human rights abuses in the continent.

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

9 years ago

AllAfrica.Com

09 Nov

Non-Interference Enables Human Rights Violations - AU

Non-Interference Enables Human Rights Violations - AU
AllAfrica.com
Arusha — The principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of member states, adopted by the Organization of African Union (OAU) from its inception in the 1960s and maintained until the 1990s, fuelled human rights abuses in the continent. A ...

 

10 years ago

Daily News

26 Feb

Call to check human rights violations

Call to check human rights violations
Daily News
THE government has urged the Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance (CHRGG) to ensure it exposes human rights violations so that requisite action is taken against perpetrators. Speaking with commissioners of CHRGG during a ...

 

10 years ago

Daily News

21 May

Police faulted over human rights violations

Police faulted over human rights violations
Daily News
THE Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance (CHRAGG) has called on police officers to exercise courtesy and self-restraint when handling anyone suspected of committing a crime. The call was made in Dar es Salaam following findings by the ...

 

11 years ago

Daily News

16 Apr

Zanzibaris to report human rights violations via SMS

Zanzibaris to report human rights violations via SMS
Daily News
THE opportunity to report violation of human rights has been extended to Zanzibar, where residents in the Islands will use SMS. “We want people to use technology to access information and report incidences of violence against people including women and ...

 

10 years ago

IPPmedia

09 Jan

NEC cautioned against election time violations of human rights

IPPmedia
NEC cautioned against election time violations of human rights
IPPmedia
As the country prepares for General Election in October, this year, the National Electoral Commission (NEC) and other stakeholders have been cautioned against violation of human rights during voter's registration and elections. According to the International ...
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9 years ago

TheCitizen

07 Nov

‘Non-interference policy’ reason for rights abuses

A strong case has been made against bad leadership in Africa

 

10 years ago

AllAfrica.Com

12 Jan

Tanzania Warned Against Electoral Rights Violations

Tanzania Warned Against Electoral Rights Violations
AllAfrica.com
Tanzania's National Electoral Commission and other stakeholders should be careful not to violate citizens' rights during the next general elections, Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance (CHRGG) chairperson Bahame Nyanduga said ...

 

10 years ago

Daily News

21 Aug

Human rights body trumps civil rights, governance knowledge

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.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

25 May

Building human rights culture

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.

 

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