The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) is a national non-governmental organisation with the mission to promote, protect and enhance the enjoyment of all human rights by all men and women. The vision of the KHRC is a Kenya without human rights violations. The KHRC wishes to recruit a suitably qualified person to fill the position of Programme Officer-Legal Affairs.

AFRICA DIRECTOR
AFRICA OUTREACH MANAGERS X 2

ONE is a campaign and advocacy organization backed by two million people from around the world and every walk of life who are committed to the fight against extreme poverty and preventable disease, particularly in Africa. We aim to hold world leaders to account for the promises made and we press them to support better policies and more effective aid and trade reform. We also work with African leaders to support greater democracy, accountability and transparency.

ONE is seeking an Africa Director and two Africa Outreach Managers to enhance our advocacy work with civil society, government, NGOs and media organisations on the continent. 2010 will be a very important year for Africa – it will mark years after Live Aid, 5 years on from Live 8 and Make Poverty History, 5 years before the deadline for the Millennium Development Goals and with the first football World Cup to be hosted in Africa, 2010 will be an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of recent years and demand that progress accelerates. It is therefore a crucial time for ONE as we ensure that our work accurately reflects the priorities of Africa at this time.

The Africa Director will lead our campaigning and advocacy work across the continent, supporting our wider work influencing G8/20 governments to maintain their commitments to the Millennium Development Goals and manage a strategy for maintaining our engagement and dialogue with key leaders in sub-Saharan African government, civil society, the private sector and the media.

The Africa Outreach Managers will support our advocacy and policy development work with government agencies, civil society and private sector organisations based in sub-Saharan Africa ensuring that ONE’s priorities are closely aligned with those of our African partners.

The ideal candidates will be great team players who can also operate well independently with substantial advocacy experience and a strong knowledge of the international policy architecture and environment. These roles will be based in Africa (exact location TBD) with some international travel.

For more information: please contact Tina Ajuonuma, European Operations Manager on +44 (0)207 434 7569 or [email][email protected]

Despite efforts to accommodate disabled students in Niger's schools, a lack of trained specialists limits the number of children schools can serve, according to the NGO Handicap International. "Schools for blind and deaf persons do not have qualified teachers to work with this population," Abdourhamane Barké, an outreach worker with Handicap International in the capital Niamey, said.

The authorities of Somalia's self-declared autonomous region of Puntland have begun cracking down on would-be migrants and people smugglers, who have been using its ports to reach the Gulf States, a senior police officer has said. He said thousands of Somalis and Ethiopians had gathered in Bosasso, the commercial capital, with the aim of attempting to cross the Gulf of Aden into Yemen.

The authorities in Sierra Leone have disputed a recent "alarming" report by the right group Amnesty International (AI) on the country's present maternal mortality rate. The report stated that one in every eight pregnant women in the country risk a chance of dying whiles giving birth and that six out of the 13 districts still have no emergency Obstetrical Care facility.

14 leading African Finance and Education Ministers have written to development and finance ministers in leading OECD donor countries, appealing for financial help to send 20 million children to primary school for the first time by the end of next year.

Programme Director, Demand Dignity
London based
£53,568 plus excellent benefits (3 year fixed-term contract)

Big issues demand big ideas. If you have them, bring them to the biggest human rights campaigning platform there is. Amnesty is the only global movement of its kind. And we can give you a louder voice and the chance to make a massive difference the world over.

About the role
You’ll boost the Demand Dignity campaign’s effectiveness and the quality of Amnesty’s work on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights by shaping the direction that the programme takes, and deciding which issues they focus on. It’s a strategic role and a creative one. It’ll be down to you to get the most out of your budget by harnessing new approaches and fresh thinking. Working closely with others at the International Secretariat, Amnesty’s sections worldwide, and our partners, you will steer the resources using innovative forms of activism and capitalising on other emerging campaigning opportunities. But whatever tactics you employ, you’ll never lose sight of the big picture, our core values and the ultimate aim of ending human rights violations.

About you
You’ll have already proven you can develop and deliver global campaigns that galvanise people into action and make change happen. And whichever part of the world you’re working in now, you’ll have shown you’re forward-thinking, and well able to initiate and win support for your innovative projects. Thoroughly familiar with human rights issues, you’ll have a deep understanding of the links between poverty and human rights including perspectives from the global south, you’ll also have developed sound political judgement, strong relationship-building skills and a flair for putting your points across convincingly. Now you’ll be looking for a more influential role in a complex campaigning environment – one where you can truly capitalise on your ability to make and win arguments.

About us
Amnesty International is a worldwide movement of people standing up for human rights. Our network extends to more than two million members and subscribers in more than 150 countries around the world. Each one of us is outraged by human rights abuses but inspired by hope for a better world – and together we work to improve human rights through campaigning and international solidarity. This year Amnesty launched its biggest and most ambitious global campaign to date, the Demand Dignity Campaign against the human rights violations that keep people poor.

To apply, visit and quote reference CP/09/15.

Closing date: 25th October 2009.

Rights groups such as Amnesty International have called on the Egyptian authorities to "urgently rein in their border security forces" after seven African asylum-seekers were killed in September trying to cross into Israel on foot, but some Israeli NGOs and soldiers say the death toll at the border is far higher.

The Portuguese Political Science Association (APCP) is inviting submissions for panels and papers for presentation at its Fifth Conference, which will take place at the University of Aveiro during 4-6 March 2010. Proposals should be sent by email to congressos(at)apcp.pt no later than 31 October 2009.

Reporters Without Borders reiterates its call for the release of Rodrigo Angue Nguema, the Malabo correspondent of Agence France-Presse and Radio France Internationale, who has been held in the capital’s Black Beach prison for the past 100 days. He was tried on a defamation charge on 1 September but the court has yet to issue a verdict.

It is not a typical classroom setup where pupils sit in rows facing the front with a teacher lecturing before them. Instead, Angel Hlatshwayo (13), like the rest of her colleagues, sits in an individual cubicle concentrating on the work before her. "This is a unique system of education which was started in the United States of America," explained Bulembu Christian Academy (BCA) principal Jon Skinner.

The United Nations Children's Education Fund (UNICEF) on Monday availed US$70 million to Zimbabwe&s under-funded education sector that is currently reeling under a two-week-old strike by teachers across the country. "The government of Zimbabwe, the United Nations Children's Education Fund and the international donor community unveiled a US$70 million partnership through the Educational Transition Fund," UNICEF said in a statement.

The Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) on Friday 11 September 2009 released a report on housing rights violations in the context of the N2 Gateway development project in South Africa. The report is based on research conducted by COHRE during a fact finding mission to South Africa in 2008 and its amicus curiae (‘friend of the court’) submission to the South African Constitutional Court in the recently decided "Joe Slovo" case (Residents of Joe Slovo Community, Western Cape v Thubelisha Homes & Others, CCT 22/08[2009] ZACC 16).

This year the Caine Prize for African Writing celebrates 10 years of the prestigious short story prize. An exciting, seven date UK-wide tour supported by Arts Council England, features Caine Prize winners and short listed authors.

Over the Last three months, acts of unconceivable evil were perpetrated through an eviction operation against indigenous pastoralists in Loliondo. Loliondo is one of the three Divisions of the Ngorongoro District situated in the Arusha Region in Northern Tanzania. The Ngorongoro District Covers an area of about 14037 square Kilometres. This is a report of finings by the Feminist Activist Coalition (FEMACT).

It is with profound shock and sadness that we announce the passing on of Kenyan actor, dance and choreographer Becky Gatu.

Family members, fellow artists, friends and well wishers met at wasanii restaurant to comfort each other and to pave way for the funeral arrangements,a lot was discussed but the burial date has not been concretised. A fundraising is set for Wednesday 23rd tentatively...welcome to subsequent meetings at Wasanii at 6pm daily and 2pm on Sunday. For details contact NYOKABI on + 254 722740412

The first issue of the Berghof Policy Brief builds upon a report the two authors had written on request by the UN Mediation Support Unit (MSU). The MSU commissioned the Berghof Center with this task as a part of its preparatory work for a report by the Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon, to the UN Security Council earlier this year.

The deaths of 73 African migrants who drifted for three weeks in the Mediterranean without rescue have heightened concern about Italy's crackdown on immigration, opening cracks in its ruling coalition and a rift with Brussels. Five survivors, picked up off the Italian island of Lampedusa, said their grey dinghy left Libya carrying 78 people. A day later, the motor died: two pregnant girls, raped by traffickers, were among the first to die of thirst and exposure.

The Liberian leader president Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has filed a lawsuit against the New Broom newspaper for libel, amounting to $5 million in damages. The paper recently accused president Sirleaf of receiving US$2 million as kickback to favor a company for control of the Cavalla Robber Plantation in the south eastern region of Liberia.

A United Nations-backed campaign to bring education to millions of children in Africa is expanding to reach millions more after exceeding its initial target by raising more than $50 million.The Schools for Africa partnership, set up in 2004 by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) and the Hamburg Society to raise money to help over 4 million children in Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa and Zimbabwe, signed a memorandum of understanding on the expansion in New York recently.