Human rights trends - 2004
Mozambique: Cardoso's legacy haunts poll
Four years after the murder of Mozambican journalist Carlos Cardoso, his legacy in investigating corruption has cast a shadow over the campaign for next week´s election. Almost no matter the outcome of the elections, corruption is likely to be allowed to continue. The risk of fighting it, recent history shows, is too high. 29 Nov 2004 »
Rwanda and Burundi to join the East Africa Community
Burundi and Rwanda were assured last Friday that their long desired admission to the East African Community was a matter of time. President Mwai Kibaki of Republic of Kenya told the sixth Summit of the EA Heads of State that the two countries should not consider themselves outsiders in the East African integration process. There is hope that this might help integrate the region´s human rights policies also. 29 Nov 2004 »
Zimbabwe: New, even more repressive law against journalists proposed
Not content with the closure of private newspapers and persecution of journalists over the past few years, the government is adding more ammunition to its arsenal of weapons aimed at silencing dissenting voices. Now, a new and even more repressive law against journalists is one step away from gaining parliamentary approval. 29 Nov 2004 »
Zimbabwe: "Mbeki's betrayal" denounced
Mugabe´s reign will last for as long as Zimbabwe´s neighbours remain silent about their misgivings, it was said in a seminar in Oslo last month. Now, Zimbabweans abroad have strongly condemned South Africa for blocking the condemnation of Zimbabwe by a United Nations committee. This shows that President Thabo Mbeki supports the repressive and authoritarian regime in Zimbabwe. 29 Nov 2004 »
IHF: Massive violations in Ukraine
Violations have increased ahead of 31 October 2004 Presidential Election in Ukraine, reads an Appeal from the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF) and the Ukrainian Helsinki Union. They point to the massive violations of the electoral law and the OSCE and CoE standards for elections. 28 Nov 2004 »
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