...Other Key Issues
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Child Abuse: UN Report Expresses Concern Over Sexual Crimes Against Children in Cote d'Ivoire |
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Cote DIvoire
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Wednesday, 26 September 2007 |
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Five years after the civil war in Cote
d‘Ivoire, the UN is urging political actors to give due attention to the needs
of children. The continued sustenance of the culture of impunity for those who
commit crimes against children that gained prominence during the rebellion is harmful
to the growth and peace of the nation. In July 2005, the UN Security Council approved
Resolution 1612 to monitor the situation of children in a number of countries
affected by conflict – including Côte d’Ivoire – and to impose
sanctions on violators. Together with other UN agencies in Côte d’Ivoire,
UNICEF established a viable Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism (MRM) in the
application of the resolution.
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Presidential Town Hall Meeting Africa Questionnaire |
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General
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Tuesday, 18 September 2007 |
In June, the Leon H. Sullivan Foundation, AFJN, and 13 other civil society organization partners submitted a questionnaire to each of the 2008 presidential candidates. It was our hope that such questions would encourage the candidates to think more critically about Africa in the upcoming campaigns. Unfortunately, few of the candidates have responded, indicating that Africa is not a priority in their campaigns. AFJN encourages you to read through these questions and to send a letter from our website to each candidate, telling them that Africa matters in 2008.
The questionnaire is as follows:
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Zimbabwean Archbishop, Pius Ncube, Resigns |
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Zimbabwe
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Wednesday, 12 September 2007 |
”I
have not been silenced by the crude machinations of a wicked regime” said the
Bulawayo Archobishop, Pius Ncube. He
resigned from his duties as archbishop after adultery allegations by the Mugabe
regime in response to the long effort to get the later to put an end to its
abuses against Zimbabweans. The Church
has been a leading force in seeking social justice for Zimbabweans and she is
not defeated by the weapon of shame that Mugabe is using to silence her. For this reason, Archbishop Ncube uses what
he calls the “best course of action,” which is to face his accuser personally and
take upon himself the shame that Mugabe has brought upon the Catholic Church. "I remain a Catholic Bishop in Zimbabwe,
and will continue to speak out on the issues that sadly become more acute by
the day. I am committed to the Word of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and see my
decision as opening up new opportunities to serve Him …” Archbishop Ncube’s resignation is an act of
faith, courage and strength in the face a regime that continues to oppress its
own people. We express our concerns for
his life as he continues to confront this regime that has no respect of human
rights. Joining the voices of the
Bishops of Zimbabwe, today more than ever before, AFJN continues to support the
church of Zimbambwe
in its effort to bring about justice, peace and good governance by ending human
rights abuses, intimidation, corruption and persecution of the people of Zimbabwe.
Full text of Archbishop
Ncube's statement:
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Catholic Church of Zimbabwe Declares Support for Archbishop |
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Zimbabwe
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Thursday, 06 September 2007 |
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As Zimbabweans continue to suffer from severe food shortages
and an inflation rate of over 7,500%, one man has openly denounced the
government for inflicting such a crisis upon its civilians. Archbishop Pius
Ncube is one of very few who have taken a stand against President Robert Mugabe,
calling for street protests and political intervention to force him from power.
As a result, Mugabe has charged Ncube with having an affair with a married
woman in his parish, hoping to tarnish the Archbishop’s name as a critic of the
Zimbabwean government. Now, Ncube has the strength of nine Zimbabwean Catholic
Bishops behind him.
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