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2008 2007
October 19-20: workshop and debate organized by the Ahueni Foundation
The Ahueni Foundation organised a workshop on Darfur in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, for CSO, academics and parliamentarians. The workshop sought to bring the conflict and its complexities to those in Tanzania in a position to influence the government.
Read about the events.
September 16: Global Day for Darfur marked by Darfur Consortium members
The Ahueni Foundation, Tanzania
In Dar es Salaam, the Global Day for Darfur was marked by a walk and vigil organized by the Ahueni Foundation.
Read about the event.
Arab Program for Human Rights Activists (APHRA), Egypt
In Cairo, APHRA organized a Ramadan Iftar and Evening and encountered unaccepted opposition from Egyptian security forces.
Read the account.
The Human Rights Institute of South Africa (HURISA), South Africa
In South Africa, HURISA convened a pre-Day for Darfur seminar and organized a meeting on the crisis in Darfur to Parliamentarians, ahead of the consultative meeting in Dar-es-Salaam on September 21.
Read the report.
People Against Injustice (PAIN), the Gambia
In the Gambia, PAIN organized a press conference and television/radio talk show.
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Social Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), Nigeria
In Nigeria, SERAP organized a Media Forum which was attended by journalists, governance activists and human rights lawyers.
Read about the forum.
STAND: Fourah Bay, Sierra Leone
STAND organized a symposium entitled 'Send a Message to the UN: Don't Turn Away Now, Protect the People of Darfur,' and a press conference in Sierra Leone.
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Ghana: human rights advocates training ends in Accra
(September 14, 2007) A number of renowned human rights experts and advocates from international and regional human rights institutions took the participants through the use of regional, international, intergovernmental and national instruments and mechanisms for the promotion and protection of human rights.
Read the full article here.
August 9: a solidarity festival with Darfur people
The Arab Program for Human Rights Activists (APHRA) launches its solidarity festival for Darfur people entitled “Darfur before it’s too late” in the Town House Gallery, 10 El-Nabarawy street, off Shampelion street, Midtown Cairo. The event starts at 4pm.
The festival is one component of APHRA’s yearlong campaign that aims at putting an end to the suffering of the people of Darfur. The campaign consists of three workshops (two nationwide and one regional), three training courses on international human law, and a monthly newsletter entitled “Voices from Darfur”. The campaign also includes the collection of 100,000 signatures, the publication of posters and the design and launch of a campaign website.
The APHRA festival will bring together prominent journalists, artists and civil society activists from both Egypt and Sudan. The festival consists of a plastic arts exhibition by artists from Darfur, photographs and books reflecting the human crisis in the territory, a documentary film on Darfur and a number of artistic and music performances.
July 1-3: 9th African Union Heads of State Summit in Accra
Read articles in the wider press on events here.
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