Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights Sarah ...

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, ...

US Department of State (press release)

Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

OfficialWire

15 Mar

Press Releases: Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human ...

Press Releases: Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human ...
OfficialWire
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, ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

14 Dec

Human rights: African democracy and dilemmas

Mid this week – December 10 to be exact -- the world marked the Human Rights Day. Tanzania joined the world to mark the day when nations and peoples looked back at their own back yards and evaluated themselves.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

14 Dec

Kenya sacrifices human rights for security

The government’s response to allegations of the existence of State-run hit squads in an Al-Jazeera report broadcast this week was predictable.

 

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.

 

10 years ago

Gbooza

14 Mar

Senior US security official Sarah Sewall tours East Africa in bid to counter terrorism

Gbooza
Senior US security official Sarah Sewall tours East Africa in bid to counter terrorism
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A file photo taken on February 17, 2011 shows Islamist fighters loyal to Somalia's Al-Qaida inspired Al-Shabaab group performing military drills at a village in Lower Shabelle region. AFP PHOTO | ABDURASHID ABDULLE. A high-ranking US State ...
Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights Sarah ...US Department of State (press release)

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11 years ago

TheCitizen

02 Feb

Defining human rights culture

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948 states in paragraph 1 of its Preamble that recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

21 Aug

JK: I’ve done a lot to protect human rights

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.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

04 May

Role of human rights in Katiba

 Democracy as a normative framework requires constitution builders to support and guarantee civil and political rights. Since rights are indivisible, there are many rights recognised as economic, social, cultural or collective whose recognition completes political rights and makes it possible to realise them.

 

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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