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Gender Governance Programme, Kenya
The overall goal of the GGP is to transform leadership and governance at all levels in Kenya in order to deliver on poverty reduction, access to basic needs and equality between and among persons. - Document
The use of ICT in human rights promotion: A case study of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
DiploFoundation, 2012This paper examines the effect of information and communication technology (ICT) in promoting human rights on the African continent, with particular reference to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights. Th aim is to determine the scope of ICT usage vis-à-vis traditional approaches, especially in the digital age, and to suggest alternatives.DocumentEvaluation of Norwegian Development Cooperation to promote human rights: mapping study
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2011Almost 10 billion kroner (approximately 1,8 billion US dollars) havebeen given to development cooperation to promote human rights over thepast decade. This Mapping Study is the first deliverable for the evaluation of Norway’s support to the field of human rights over the last ten years.DocumentEvaluation of Norwegian Development Cooperation to Promote Human Rights: evaluation
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2011Is there a clear policy behind the Norwegian support to human rights? Is there a specific Norwegian profile in the support to human rights and what results have been achieved?DocumentProgress of the World's Women: In Pursuit of Justice
UN Women, 2011What are the legal frameworks in place to ensure women’s rights and access to justice? How do these laws translate into equality in practice? What interventions are needed to make justice a reality rather than an aspiration for women? These are some of the questions considered in this first major UN Women report.DocumentImmigration detention in America: a history of its expansion and a study of its significance
The Centre on Migration, Policy and Society at the University of Oxford, 2010This working paper investigates the legislative origins of the US immigration detention system. The document explains who has been subject to immigration detention, where the practice takes place, and what has lead to its rapid enlargement.DocumentWalls at every turn: abuse of migrant domestic workers through Kuwait's sponsorship system
Human Rights Watch, 2010Foreign domestic workers play an essential role in Kuwaiti households. However, some Kuwaiti citizens take advantage of weak legal protections and use the isolated home environment as a mean to shield the abuse of workers from any serious scrutiny.DocumentLost in the vortex: irregularities in the detention and deportation of non-nationals in South Africa
The Forced Migration Studies Programme, University of the Witwatersrand, 2010The Lindela Detention Centre in South Africa is a holding facility for the temporary detention of 'illegal foreigners' while they await deportation. This report argues that despite the authority's efforts to improve operations at the facility, there continue to be systematic violations of the law at Lindela.DocumentDevelopment without freedom: how aid underwrites repression in Ethiopia
Human Rights Watch, 2010Ethiopia is one of the poorest countries in the world, and is also one of the world's largest recipients of foreign development aid. Foreign donors insist that their support underwrites agricultural growth, food security, and other non-political programmes.DocumentEquality in politics: a survey of women and men in parliaments
Inter Parliamentary Union, 2008When women are involved in all aspects of political life, including as members of parliament, societies are more equitable and democracy is both strengthened and enhanced. However, they have been sidelined from the structures of state that determine political and legislative priorities.Pages