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Subject: RE: WEST AFRICA NEWSLETTER, vol.1, No. 26, October 05,2001 2001
International Center and Liberia Institute of Journalism
WEST AFRICA NEWSLETTER
Reporting on Human Rights, Democracy & Development
Vol. 1 No. 26 October 5, 2001
Please send this newsletter to anyone who is interested!!!
CONTENTS
1. EDITOR’S COMMENTS
2. RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY
3. REFUGEES
4. HEALTH/ ENVIRONMENT
5. DEVELOPMENT
6. MEDIA/TECHNOLOGY
7. GRANTS
8. ELECTIOS/WEST AFRICA
9. WORLD BANK PIPELINE
10. ECOWAS NEWS
11. ANNOUNCEMENTS
12. ABOUT US
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1. EDITOR’S COMMENTS
http://www.kabissa.org/lij
Tuesday, September 11, 2001 was a disaster for the people of
the United States and the World. The heart of Capitalism and
the World’s Military nerve Center—Pentagon was attacked and
sustain heavy damage and the loss of lives. We see with
gladness the tough talk of war has now been temper with caution
and prudence. We must applaud the George Bush government for
maturity. The doers must be made to answer for their crime.
We are now reading about a new wave of biological warfare
coming through the post office –parcels being sent in the
parcel are a sponge with virus to attack the human body. It is
alleged that seven deaths have resulted from this. The Police
have not been able to identify the source. If this is true the
WEST AFRICA NEWSLETTER (WAN), call on the intelligent community
to please find the source and nip it in the butt before it gets
out off hands. We must not be caught flat-footed as in the
case of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
2. RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY
Rwanda: Elections May Speed Genocide TrialsBut new system lacks
guarantees of rights
http://www.hrw.org/press/2001/10/rwanda1004.htm
(New York, October 4, 2001) The election today of more than
200,000 judges in Rwanda offers hope of speeding up trials
resulting from the 1994 genocide, Human Rights Watch said
today. But the innovative judicial system, called “gacaca,”
may be subject to political pressures and lacks some basic
internationally recognized
Governments Responsible for Violence Against Children
http://www.hrw.org/press/2001/09/target0928.htm
, September 28, 2001) Violence against children is a bigger
problem than governments acknowledge, and in fact is often
carried out by officials of the state, Human Rights Watch
charged in a new study released today.
Cameroon: Security forces must respect human rights in reaction
to political demonstrations
http://www.web.amnesty.org/web/news.nsf/WebAll/9FF1624D256B337D8
0256AD900479332?OpenDocument
At least three people were killed and nine injured on 1 October
2001 after gendarmerie and police used firearms to disperse a
non-violent demonstration of reportedly more than 500 people
in Kumbo, North West Province. Government spokespersons
justified the killings as a security force reaction
to "provocations" by the demonstrators.
Speaker Resigns, Lawyers Boycott Courts
http://64.4.30.250/cgi-bin/linkrd?
_lang=EN&lah=87853ceb2e09d7ba38db5a5930183601&lat=1002289011&hm_
__action=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2eliberiaorbit%2eorg%2flonewspkresign%
2ehtm
The beleaguered Speaker of Liberia's House of Representatives
has finally given up the job following weeks of intrigues
within the ruling party. Nyundueh Monorkomana reportedly
submitted his resignation over the weekend to a House committee
set up to investigate charges of corruption and impropriety
about his educational qualification.
Buhari, IBB, Ab'salami Risk Arrest, Says Oputa
http://allafrica.com/stories/200110040010.html
The Justice Chukwudifu Oputa Human Rights Violation Commission
yesterday ordered three former military rulers and the defense
minister to appear before it or face possible arrest.
3. REFUGEES
http://www.unhcr.ch/cgi-
bin/texis/vtx/home/+qwwBmedAOU_wwwwrwwwwwwwmFqnN0bInFqnDni5oFqnN
0bIczmmwwwwwww/opendoc.html
Africa's protracted refugee crises must be tackled quickly -
ExCom
term development projects, is needed to tackle Africa's
protracted refugee crises, GENEVA, 5 Oct. (UNHCR) – Urgent
measures, including the implementation of long-UNHCR's annual
Executive Committee meeting was told.
Care urged in balancing security and refugee protection needs
http://www.unhcr.ch/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home/opendoc.htm?
tbl=NEWS&id=3bbb29938&page=news
GENEVA – UNHCR on Wednesday urged governments considering new
asylum safeguards in the aftermath of Sept. 11 terrorist
attacks in the United States to strike a careful balance
between additional security needs and existing international
refugee protection
4. HEALTH/ENVIROMENT
The World Health Report 2001, Mental Health: New Understanding,
New Hope
http://www.who.int/home-page/
4 October 2001 | Geneva -- The World Health Report 2001,
Mental Health: New Understanding, WHO Director-General Gro
Harlem Brundtland in Geneva Switzerland launched New Hope
today.
5. DEVELOPMENT
Global fuel cell bus project offers relief for sprawling mega
cities
http://www.undp.org/dpa/pressrelease/
New York, 1 October 2001 - The United Nations Development
Program (UNDP) has announced approval by the Global Environment
Facility (GEF) of a US$60 million programme to introduce fuel-
cell powered buses in the mass transit systems of six major
cities in developing countries, a step towards reducing urban
air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
6. MEDIA/TECHNOLOGY
Journalists support a culture of peace in Guinea-Bissau
http://www.undp.org/dpa/index.htmlv
Friday, 5 October 2001: Journalists participating in a seminar
last week in Bissau, capital of Guinea-Bissau, all agreed that
the media, both state-controlled and private, must strongly
promote a culture of peace if the young country is to avoid
even more horrific rounds of civil war.
Former MD Sues Observer
http://allafrica.com/stories/200110050470.html
A former Managing Director of the Daily Observer has sued the
company for not paying him an amount the company allegedly owes
him since he left office following the change of ownership from
the Liberian local media magnate Kenneth Best to Amadou Samba.
Media Council Petitions Red Pepper Editors
http://allafrica.com/stories/200110060042.html
The Media Council of Uganda has given editors of The Red Pepper
seven days starting Sept. 28 to produce in writing details of
the paper's editorial policy, or risk legal action at the
paper's expense.
Mali's free press draws praise
http://www.freedomforum.org/templates/document.asp?
documentID=14949
ARLINGTON, Va. — Mali enjoys one of the freest media systems
in Africa because of "the expression of the will of the people
after 23 years of dictatorship," the ambassador of that country
told a studio audience in the Newseum yesterday
7. GRANTS
The Ford Foundation
320 East 43rd St.
New York, NY 10017, USA
(212) 573-5000
Fax: (212) 599-4584
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www.fordfound.org
Regional Interest: Global
Foundation for Middle East Peace
1761 N St., NW,
Washington, DC 20036-2801, USA
(202) 835-3650
Fax: (202) 835-3651
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www.fmep.org/home.html
Regional Interest: Middle East and North Africa
Freedom House
Washington D.C. Office
1319 18th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20036 USA
202-296-5101
Fax: 202-296-5078
www.freedomhouse.org
Regional Interest: Global
General Service Foundation
557 North Mill Street, Suite 201
Aspen, CO 81611 USA
(970) 920-6834
Fax: (970) 920-4578
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www.generalservice.org
Regional Interest: Latin America and the Caribbean
8. ELECTIONS/WEST AFRICA
Ruling Party and Opposition Supporters Clash in Farafenni
http://allafrica.com/stories/200110050473.html
The UDP led coalition presidential campaign team for the
October 18th polls met resistant supporters of the APRC at the
gate to the compound of the chief of Upper Baddibu, Sambujang
Jagne in Farafenni on Wednesday.
Ruling Party Accused of Vote-Buying
http://allafrica.com/stories/200110050474.html
As Election Day draws near, signs of desperation by political
parties to gain public support are becoming visible everywhere
with sporadic reports suggesting that the ruling party has been
sending its agents to buy off votes destined for the opposition.
9. WORLD BANK PIPELINE PROJECT
Burkina Faso-National Natural Ecosystem (@)... Management
http://www.worldbank.org/pics/gef/bf52400.txt
Main sector issues and Government strategy:BiodiversityBurkina
Faso’s species profile includes 655 wildlife species (mammals
plus and birds); 330 aquatic species (including 121 fish
species), and 1054 plant species (751 grass and 304 tree and
brush species). Solid statistics on biodiversity trends are not
available, but the facts are dire. Natural habitats--Sudanian
or Sahelian-- are now almost restricted to parks
Burkina Faso-Urban Environment Project... Supplemental Credit
http://www.worldbank.org/pics/pid/bf74121.txt
Burkina Faso is a poor landlocked country with a limited
resource base, high vulnerability to external shocks, and acute
social needs. With a population of nearly 12 million and
growing at about 2.8 percent per annum, Burkina Faso's GNP per
capita was US$230 in 1999. Even though Burkina Faso is one of
the least urbanized countries in the region, the pace of
urbanization has been very rapid over the last 15 years.
Ouagadougou, the capital city, has a population of 1 million
inhabitants and Bobo Dioulasso, the second main urban center in
the country, has a population of 500,000 inhabitants (2000).
10. ECOWAS NEWS
ECOWAS, EUROPEAN UNION FINE TUNE AGENDA FOR MINISTERIAL
MEETINGhttp://www.ecowas.int/
ECOWAS and a 13-man European Union delegation made up of
European Union Ambassadors met at ECOWAS Secretariat on 20th
September 2001 to review their economic, political and security
cooperation. The purpose is to prepare for the 2nd European
Union/ECOWAS Ministerial meeting between the two institutions
to be held in Brussels on 12th October 2001.The EU delegation
was led by Josef Smets, Belgian Ambassador to Nigeria, whose
country is the current chairman of the EU, while the Executive
Secretary, Lansana Kouyaté headed the ECOWAS delegation. In
attendance was also, Seydou Diatigui Diarra, Malian ambassador
to Nigeria and chairman of the ECOWAS Council of Mediation and
Security at ambassadorial level.
11. ABOUT US
The Liberia Institute of Journalism (LIJ), located at the
Corner of Broad and Johnson Streets, in the Koushouk building,
suite # 2—Monrovia, Liberia, publishes WEST AFRICA NEWSLETTER
(WAN). This project is being funded by the International Center
at 731—8th Street, S.E., Washington, DC. We do accept
articles, information, announcements and news free of charge
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