CIVICUS has called on the Ethiopian Government to ensure that its land investment policy does not undermine the rights of small-scale agriculturalists to an adequate standard of living including access to adequate food.
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24 April 2012, Johannesburg.
Members of the CIVICUS alliance have made submissions to the next meeting of UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review process, which reviews countries’ human rights records.
Bahrain Grand Prix ignores human rights abuses and heightens tensions
'What is needed is a monitoring and accountability system for governments North and South' - Rio+20 interview with Roberto Bissio, Coordinator, Social Watch (Feature)
'International civil society should spread awareness of the devastating effects of Ethiopian law': interview with Endalkachew Molla, Director, Human Rights Council, Ethiopia (Interview)
CIVICUS expresses its condolences at the passing of JCIE President, Tadashi Yamamoto
United Nations Voluntary Fund 2013 Call for Applications (Opportunity)
Online discussion: tactical dialogue on working with corporations to assess and improve human rights impact (Event)
Make your actions count at Rio+20 - VolunteerActionCounts (Take action)
Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies: International Advocacy Programme Coordinator (application deadline 5 May 2012)
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CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation is working towards Rio+20 on several fronts, including by acting as an organising partner of the NGO Major Group and co-organising critical meetings and workshops around the world.
