News Briefs 09 February 2018
Democratic Republic of Congo UN Expects Congo Offensive Against Eastern Rebels To Displace 370,000 A military offensive launched last month
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Countries
Zimbabwe: Beyond the rhetoric of free and fair elections by SHOWERS MAWOWA
Zimbabwe: Beyond the rhetoric of free and fair elections by SHOWERS MAWOWA (Deputy Director, Southern Africa Liaison Office (SALO). Source: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2018-01-24-zimbabwe-beyond-the-rhetoric-of-free-and-fair-elections/#.Wm7uxKiWaUl
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Video Screening and Community Dialogue on Zimbabwe – 15 December 2017
On the 15th of December 2017 SALO held a video screening and debate on the current and previous situation on
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Zimbabwe: The Morning After
DATE: Friday, 1 December 2017 TIME: (09:30 Registration) 10:00am to 13:00pm VENUE: University of Johannesburg Auckland Park Kingsway A Les
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Steve Biko with Rubin Phillip, 1972, South African Students’ Organisation, General Assembly, Durban.
This picture of Stephen Biko (standing) and SALO’s chairperson Bishop Rubin Phillip (far right) was taken in 1971 at the
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Dialogue Online No2 of 2017- “The Role of the International Community in South Sudan” by Ms Emmaculate Asige, 19 July 2017
As shown by cases such as the Rwandan Genocide, the international community’s reaction to African civil wars has often been
Read moreSouth Sudan’s million-strong refugee crisis is a test for the World Bank
“Around half a million of the refugees that have crossed the border into Uganda from South Sudan are children. They have been
Read moreLesotho: End culture of impunity to reverse recent spike in human rights violations
Amnesty International’s Human Rights Agenda for the New Lesotho Authorities: https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/afr33/6468/2017/en/ AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE 14 June 2017 Lesotho:
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Dialogue Online No. 2/2016: “LGBTI Rights and South Africa’s Proposed Hate Legislation”by Katherine Sutherland, 07 June 2017
The proposed hate crime and hate speech bill is a step towards combatting hate directed at vulnerable groups and
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