A teleconference hosted by CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation 14:00 – 16:00 GMT on Friday 12 August 2011
It is my pleasure to invite you to participate in a regional consultation geared towards identifying and better understanding the key issues and state of civil society in the region, as well as how governments, CSOs and the private sector can better support the strengthening of civil society in the region.
News
Melita Steele, Climate and Energy Campaigner, Greenpeace Africa, speaks to Elizabeth Hira of CIVICUS
Melita Steele has been with Greenpeace Africa as a climate and energy campaigner for a year and a half.
Analysis
The sanctity of life: Norway and Somalia - a study in contrast
Civil Society and post-disaster reconstruction: the case of Japan
The Making of Social Justice: Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture
News
Egypt civil society decries decision to ban international monitoring of the elections
Time for democratic dialogue in Malawi - not death threats and unfounded treason charges
After Sri Lanka polls, civil society groups say 'voters were threatened'
NEWS RELEASE – Statement by the Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Trust (SAHRDT) Johannesburg, July 26: In the wake of last week’s bloody demonstrations in Malawi, the Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Trust (SAHRDT) calls on President Bingu wa Mutharika to engage in an open, national debate about the country’s future – rather than resorting to more inflammatory attacks on civil society leaders and pro-democracy activists.
