Mois : septembre 2010

ArmsNetAfrica – Arms Management in Africa

a project of the Institute for Security Studies ISS

ArmsNetAfrica is a web portal that presents a variety of resources, documents, events and links on armed violence (and its reduction), arms proliferation, arms control and disarmament in Africa. ArmsNetAfrica is intended to be a reference tool for policy makers, researchers, journalists and civil society activists working on these issues. It is hosted by the Arms Management Programme (AMP) of the Institute for Security Studies. AMP welcomes contributions and partners wishing to play a role in the development of the site. (Homepage).

WMDs; Weapon’s database; Research; Campaigns; Blog; Newsletter; Events; Links;
Address:  Arms Management Programme, Institute for Security Studies ISS, PO Box 1787, Brooklyn Square, Tshwane (Pretoria), 0075, South Africa;
Contact. Tel: +27 (0)12 346 9500/2, Fax: +27 (0)12 460 0998, Email, Web enquiries.

About: The Arms Management Programme (AMP) of the Institute for Security Studies ISS has been addressing arms control and disarmament issues in Africa for more than a decade, undertaking policy-orientated research, transferring knowledge and providing training to key government and civil society stakeholders. Continuer la lecture de « ArmsNetAfrica – Arms Management in Africa »

Media Institute of Southern Africa MISA

promoting media diversity, pluralism, self sufficiency, independence

The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) is a non-governmental organisation with members in 11 of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) countries. Officially launched in September 1992, MISA focuses primarily on the need to promote free, independent and pluralistic media, as envisaged in the 1991 Windhoek Declaration … (about /Background 1/2).

Homepage;
Programmes; Publications; Events; Releases; Newsletter; Jobs; Links;
Address: MISA Regional Secretariat, 21 Johann Albrecht Street, Private Bag 13386, Windhoek, Namibia;
Contacts.

About /Background 2/2: … MISA seeks ways in which to promote the free flow of information and co-operation between media workers, as a principal means of nurturing democracy and human rights in Africa.  Continuer la lecture de « Media Institute of Southern Africa MISA »

Council for Assisting Refugee Academics CARA

(former Society for the Protection of Science and Learning SPSL). – Linked with Network for Education and Academic Rights NEAR.

The Academic Assistance Council  (AAC) was founded in March 1933 by William Beveridge, then Director of the London School of Economics, in response to an article in a Viennese newspaper announcing « that a dozen leading professors were being dismissed from posts in German Universities by the newly established Nazi regime, either on racial or on political grounds » … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
What; Campaigns, Events; UK Univ. Network; Resources; Media; Grants; How to help;
Address: CARA, London South Bank University, Technopark, 90 London Road, SE1 6LN, London, UK;
Contact: Phone: +44 (0)207 021 0880, Fax: +44 (0)207 021 0881, e-mail.

About 2/2: … He returned to the UK to rally support for fellow academics suffering persecution under the rise of  Fascism in Europe and, eight weeks later, the AAC was born.  Continuer la lecture de « Council for Assisting Refugee Academics CARA »

European Council on Refugees and Exiles ECRE

  • Working Together to Protect and Respect Refugees: ECRE (European Council on Refugees and Exiles) is a pan-European network of 69 refugee-assisting non-governmental organisations that promotes a humane and generous European asylum policy.
  • Together with our members, we promote the protection and integration of asylum-seekers, refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) based on values of human dignity, human rights and an ethic of solidarity. (About).
  • See ECRE also on wikipedia.

Homepage;
Vision,values; Projects; Our people; Members; Membership; Topics; Resources; Advocacy Network; Donors;
Address: ECRE, Secretariat, Rue Royale 146, 2nd Floor, 1000 Brussels, Belgium;
Contact.

What We Do: ECRE responds to EU and governmental initiatives at EU level. Through our pro-active policy work and research, we encourage new thinking on refugees and asylum in Europe.  Continuer la lecture de « European Council on Refugees and Exiles ECRE »

REDRESS

ending torture, seeking justice for survivors

REDRESS is a human rights organisation that helps torture survivors obtain justice and reparation. REDRESS works with survivors to help restore their dignity and to make torturers accountable … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Info for Torture Survivors; Reparation; Our work; Bill; News, events; Mechanisms: International, Domestic;
Address and map: REDRESS, 87 Vauxhall Walk, London, SE11 5HJ, UK;
Contact.

About 2/2 … /Mission:  Continuer la lecture de « REDRESS »