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Human rights move up on Africa’s agenda
- Source: Africa Renewal, Volume 18, Issue 2, Jul 2004, p. 10 - 13
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- 31 Jul 2004
Abstract
For decades, the protection of basic human rights in Africa seemed to be championed mainly — if not exclusively — by a handful of courageous and beleaguered civil society activists. But in recent years, as democracy has spread across the continent, the vital importance of human rights for Africa’s long-term security and development has been gaining recognition. More and more African national and intergovernmental institutions are now taking up rights issues.
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