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Egypt to prosecute NGO workers
Author: Jean
Published: 06 Feb 2012
Forty foreign NGO workers to be charged and 19 banned from leaving the country.
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Congo Minister spends New Year with young inmates
Author: Jean
Published: 01 Jan 2012
The Minister of Youth and Civic Education in Republic of the Congo, Anatole Collinet Makosso, spent New Year's day with young offenders in Brazzaville prison and delivered civic education materials to the prison.
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Article 5 Initiative launched at old Breakwater Prison
Author: Berber
Published: 15 Dec 2011
On 13 December, following International Human Rights Day, the Article 5 Initiative (A5I) was launched at the Breakwater Lodge in Cape Town. The Article 5 Initiative aims to support African institutions to improve domestic compliance with international law obligations, norms and procedures under the United Nations Convention against Torture (UNCAT) and the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR).
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WaterAid launches handwashing project in Burkina prisons
Author: Jean
Published: 29 Nov 2011
The "Clean hands in prison" campaign is focused on raising awareness on the importance of washing hands, reducing the prevalence and transmission rates of diseases brought about by a lack of hygiene and sanitation in jails.
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Eight dead after police action ahead of DRC elections
Author: Jean
Published: 28 Nov 2011
Up to 32 million Congolese are due to head to the polls on Monday 28 November after a weekend marked by deadly street clashes and allegations of cheating
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Volcano threatens Goma prison
Author: Jean
Published: 09 Nov 2011
Africa's most active volcano, Nyamuragira, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, began erupting on the night of 6 November 2011.
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