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AFRIPOL.ORGIdeas have consequences

                                                 Human Rights Watch  

Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.
One thinks the master of others and still
remains a greater slave than they.

                                                                  - Rousseau’s The Social Contract

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The Universal Declaration of Human Right adopted and proclaimed by General Assembly of United Nations December 1948 preambles “ ... the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world.”

At AFRIPOL, we strive to promote, encourage the respect and flourish of human rights in Africa.

The God given inalienable right to humanity gives a special meaning and dignity to human beings and any place where human rights are violated with impunity make a mockery of human liberty.

AFRIPOL holds the disposition that the intrinsic life of a community is evaluated by the state of affairs of the citizens especially the decency and the respect for human rights.

During this era of political transition in so many African countries from dictatorship to democratic pluralism, a close watch together with monitoring of human rights become inevitable, for the sustainability of the new development.

In the global village economy, the ramification of the interaction between corporations and governments are felt on the citizens especially  the grass roots. The need for a watchdog becomes imperative and AFRIPOL will vigorously highlight any threat or abuse of human rights anywhere in Africa.

 

Country Data:

Notes:

Senegal and the Gambia:
     Senegal and The Gambia agreed to merge in 1981 into Senegambia but the agreement was dissolved in 1989.  The Gambia, the smallest country in Africa, is still almost a part of Senegal.

Democratic Republic of the Congo:
     The Democratic Republic of the Congo was formerly know as Zaire.

Cote d'Ivoire:
     Cote d'Ivoire was formerly known as Ivory Coast.

Capital of Cote d'Ivoire:
     Yamoussoukro has been the official capital of Cote d'Ivoire since 1983.  However, Abidjan remains the administrative center and foreign countries have their embassies there.

Capital of Western Sahara:
     The former Spanish colony of Western Sahara was annexed by Morocco in 1975.  A cease-fire with groups fighting for independence was established in 1991.  The United Nations plans to hold a referendum on independence but probably not before 2002.  Since Western Sahara has no government it has no capital.

   LINKS:
  

   African Union

   The CIA World Fact Book 1999

   US State Dept. Human Rights on Africa 2004

   US State Dept. Human Rights on Africa 2005

   Amnesty International

   Council on Foreign Relations

 

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UNITED NATIONS :Convention on the Rights of the Child Nov. 1989
Preamble
...Bearing in mind that the need to extend particular care to the child has been stated in the Geneva Declaration of the Rights of the Child of 1924 and in the Declaration of the Rights of the Child adopted by the General Assembly on 20 November 1959 and recognized in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (in particular in articles 23 and 24), in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (in particular in article 10) and in the statutes and relevant instruments of specialized agencies and international organizations concerned with the welfare of children,
Bearing in mind that, as indicated in the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, "the child, by reason of his physical and mental immaturity, needs special safeguards and care, including appropriate legal protection, before as well as after birth."

               WHERE DOES AFRICA STANDS ON THE RIGHTS OF A CHILD?

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