Human Rights Ngos In East Africa
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Human Rights Ngos In East Africa
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Author : Makau Mutua
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 2013-05-29
Human Rights Ngos In East Africa written by Makau Mutua and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-29 with Political Science categories.
Human rights nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are by definition not part of the state. Rather, they are an element of civil society, the strands of the fabric of organized life in countries, and crucial to the prospect of political democracy. Civil society is a very recent phenomenon in East African nations, where authoritarian regimes have prevailed and human rights watchdogs have had a critical role to play. While the state remains one of the major challenges to human rights efforts in the countries of the region, other problems that are internal to the human rights movement are also of a serious nature, and they are many: What are the social bases of the human rights enterprise in transitional societies? What mandate can human rights NGOs claim, and in whose name do they operate? Human Rights NGOs in East Africa critically explores the anatomy of the human rights movement in the East African region, examining its origins, challenges, and emergent themes in the context of political transitions. In particular, the book seeks to understand the political and normative challenges that face this young but vibrant civil society in the vortex of globalization. The book brings together the most celebrated human rights thinkers in East Africa, enriched by contributions from their colleagues in South Africa and the United States. To date, very little has been written about the struggles and accomplishments of civil society in the nations of East Africa. This book will fill that gap and prove to be an invaluable tool for understanding and teaching about human rights in this complex and vital part of the world.
Human Rights Ngos In East Africa
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Human Rights Ngos In East Africa written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Africa, Eastern categories.
Dictionary Of Human Rights Advocacy Organizations In Africa
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Author : Santosh C. Saha
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 1999-05-30
Dictionary Of Human Rights Advocacy Organizations In Africa written by Santosh C. Saha and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-05-30 with History categories.
There is a growing tendency in all of the developing countries to see the right to employment, education, and other basic rights as adjuncts to basic political rights. Also, in many African countries there have been movements for expansive rights that should include children's rights and women's rights in addition to the basic civil and political rights. Most current sources have selectively taken into consideration the work of politically oriented groups. This volume includes the status and work of human rights groups in Africa currently working to uphold both the basic as well as the expansive rights. One possible way of resolving the conflict between relativism and universalism is to project commonalities of norms and values through examinations of many advocacy groups in Africa that highlight the plight of refugees, women, and children as well as civil and political rights. This dictionary lists the current advocacy groups working in Africa to uphold and protect both the basic political rights and the expansive rights of previously unacknowledged segments of the population from governmental infringements. Advocacy groups are listed A to Z with additional resource information following each entry. This book will be a useful reference to students and scholars of African history, Third World Studies, International Human Rights, and Political Science, and Academic libraries.
Protecting Human Rights In Africa
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Author : Claude Emerson Welch
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 1995
Protecting Human Rights In Africa written by Claude Emerson Welch and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Political Science categories.
Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Book for 1996 Since the 1950s, sub-Saharan Africa has been the site of profound political changes initiated by ascendant nationalism and rapid decolonization. With this new beginning came fresh challenges involving many crucial aspects of human rights: self-determination; civil and political rights, including government legitimacy; military involvement in African politics; and unfulfilled basic needs that have cried out for economic and social development. Protecting Human Rights in Africa is the first major comparative study of the way human rights NGOs have brought revolutionary change south of the Sahara. Governments are both the most important protectors and abusers of human rights, while NGOs have become the most effective detectives in discovering abuses and the most active advocates in seeking solutions.
The Status Of Human Rights Organizations In Sub Saharan Africa
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
The Status Of Human Rights Organizations In Sub Saharan Africa written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Civil rights categories.
Central and East Africa
Civil Society Ngos And Democratic Governance In Developing Countries A Case Of Khrc In Kenya
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Author : Timothy Mugo
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2018-05-17
Civil Society Ngos And Democratic Governance In Developing Countries A Case Of Khrc In Kenya written by Timothy Mugo and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-17 with Social Science categories.
Master's Thesis from the year 2014 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Development Politics, grade: 7, University of Aarhus (Institute of Culture and Society), course: International Relations, language: English, abstract: Scholars agree that modern political democracies are almost impossible without vibrant, free and activist civil societies. In Africa, as in many other parts of the developing world, civil societies have arisen as a response to the dysfunction and despotism of the postcolonial state. Given the current political developments in Kenya, including a new constitution promulgated in August 2010 that has been applauded as being very progressive and with an elaborate chapter on Bills of Rights, and its continuing implementation, the relatively peaceful, largely “free and fair” general elections of March 2013 that KHRC monitored, it can be said that the organization has positively played a positive role in the last quarter of a century but there is still a long way to go for real democratic principles to be permanently enshrined among the Kenyan political elites and state institutions and as such KHRC must continue on its struggle to keep the various regimes that come into power on their toes and engage them on the way towards ensuring a strong and stable Kenyan state that is deeply rooted in democratic governance and that has accountability, transparency and respect for human rights. This thesis there seeks to examine how civil society, represented in this case study by KHRC have contributed to the increased democratic space in Kenya, and therefore be able to conclude whether civil society and NGOs contribute to democratization and democratic governance within the state. Scholars agree that modern political democracies are almost impossible without vibrant, free and activist civil societies. In Africa, as in many other parts of the developing world, civil societies have arisen as a response to the dysfunction and despotism of the postcolonial state.
The Influence Of Domestic Ngos On Dutch Human Rights Policy
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Author : Esther van den Berg
language : en
Publisher: Intersentia nv
Release Date : 2001
The Influence Of Domestic Ngos On Dutch Human Rights Policy written by Esther van den Berg and has been published by Intersentia nv this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Human rights categories.
Since the 1950s, the Netherlands has seen a steady growth of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) devoted to the cause of human rights. In the ensuing decades they proliferated and expanded their leverage. At the same time, human rights attained a more secure position on the foreign policy agenda of the Dutch government. Against this background the question arises, to what extent foreign policy-making in the field of human rights is determined by the activities of NGOs. The present study focuses on the efforts of domestic NGOs to have an impact on Dutch human rights policy towards South Africa, Namibia, Indonesia and East Timor from the late 1970s until the early 1990s. It appraises whether NGOs have been able to influence Dutch human rights policy towards these countries. Furthermore, it clarifies which factors contributed to and detracted from the influence of these groups. The characteristics of NGOs are taken into consideration, along with the strategies applied and the interaction between NGOs, as well as factors regarding the political environment. Conclusions about NGO-influence and contributive and detracting factors are reached on the basis of five case studies. These concern the efforts of NGOs (1) to press the government to implement a boycott of South African coal (1979-1990); (2) to promote an active policy against the application of capital punishment in South Africa under apartheid (1978-1993); (3) to end the enrichment of Namibian uranium in the Netherlands (1977-1989); (4) to promote an active policy against the execution of political prisoners in Indonesia (1979- 1995); and finally, (5) to promote an active policy in reaction to the Santa Cruz massacre in East Timor (1991-1995).
Protecting The Rights Of Minorities In Africa
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Author : Ibrahima Kane (lawyer.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Protecting The Rights Of Minorities In Africa written by Ibrahima Kane (lawyer.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Political Science categories.
Minority Rights Group International (MRG) is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) working to secure the rights of ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities and indigenous peoples worldwide, and to promote cooperation and understanding between communities.
Legitimizing Human Rights Ngos
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Author : Obiora Chinedu Okafor
language : en
Publisher: Africa World Press
Release Date : 2006
Legitimizing Human Rights Ngos written by Obiora Chinedu Okafor and has been published by Africa World Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Human rights categories.
A claim and empirical demonstration that if human rights NGOs in Nigeria are to popularly legitimise themselves then almost all of them must undergo a fundamental revision of form, concept and activist methods. Legitimising NGOs in Africa will grant a greater achievement of influence to those organisations: this volume argues that only a transition to a mass movement model will ensure the legitimisation of most Nigerian and African human rights NGO communities. Okafor builds a list of recommendations designed to be used as a blueprint for successfully popularising NGOs.
The East African Journal Of Human Rights And Democracy
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004-03
The East African Journal Of Human Rights And Democracy written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-03 with Democracy categories.