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The Azerbaijani National Forum of NGOs presented the report on the situation in the non- governmental sector over 2004 year on Tuesday.   According to the President of the Forum Azay Guliyev, last year was significant from the   point of view of expansion and development of the movement of NGO. At present,  2935 local NGOs operate in Republic of Azerbaijan. (26-JAN-2005)

The Azerbaijani National Forum of NGOs presented the report on the situation in the non- governmental sector over 2004 year on Tuesday.  According to the President of the Forum Azay Guliyev, last year was significant from the point of view of expansion and development of the movement of NGO. At present,  2935 local NGOs operate in the Republic of Azerbaijan. (26-JAN-2005) 
 

The Government of Senegal has decided to abolish the death penalty. Senegal is the eleventh country on the African continent, the fourth within the West African trade union ECOWAS, to rid itself of this shameful practice. The Bill was backed to become Law by a majority of the country?s ministers and was made effective on the United Nations? World Human Rights Day, 10 December. (26-JAN-05)
 

English PEN has launched a campaign to stop the British Government introducing legislation that could make it illegal to express provocative views on people’s religion. (24-JAN-05)
 

With the reported downward trend in support to the Repatriation and Resettlement (RR) component of the Disarmament Demobilization Repatriation and Resettlement (DDRR), many Liberians have begun expressing fears about the future of thousands of war affected children, especially former child soldiers. The President of the Liberian Children Parliament, Patience Senkpine, is one of many Liberians who have expressed fear and called for urgent steps. (25-JAN-05)
  

International prosecutions are needed to deter ongoing atrocities in Darfur, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said yesterday in a report documenting crimes committed in the region. Today, the UN international commission of inquiry on Darfur is expected to report its findings to the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. (25-JAN-05)
 

English PEN has launched a campaign to stop the British Government introducing legislation that could make it illegal to express provocative views on people’s religion. (24-JAN-05)

The record poor turnout characterising the recent Zanu PF primary elections countrywide could be a barometer of what the ruling party can expect in the March parliamentary elections. The elections, which were riddled with allegations of vote buying, intimidation and inter-party violence, witnessed what could be the lowest turnout in an election of such magnitude since independence. (24-JAN-05)
 

The African National Congress’s surprise censure of Zanu-PF last week is seen as a spin-off from last year’s fence-mending between the ANC and Zimbabwe’s largest opposition party. During a visit to South Africa towards the end of last year, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai endorsed President Thabo Mbeki as an honest broker between Zimbabwe’s two antagonists. (24-JAN-05)