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1.	FIDH – Guide on recourse mechanisms
	Author: FIDH	Date Written: 7 July 2010
	Primary Category: Human Rights	Document Origin: International Federation for Human Rights
	Secondary Category: Africa General	Source URL: http://www.fidh.org
	Key Words: FIDH, guide, recourse mechanisms, rights,
	Summary & Comment: The Business and Human Rights Resource Centre and OECD Watch have generated a vigorous, public debate about corporate justice, and the International Federation for Human Rights has published a pdf guide that identifies recourse mechanisms for victims and NGOs in cases of corporate-related human rights violations. Hard copies are available on reques . . . [expand]
2.	Irregular migration, migrant smuggling and human rights: Towards coherence
	Author: ICHRP	Date Written: 13 June 2010
	Primary Category: Human Rights	Document Origin: International Council on Human Rights Policy
	Secondary Category: Africa General	Source URL: http://www.ichrp.org
	Key Words: migration, migrants, smuggling, rights, coherence,
	Summary & Comment: Discussion of migration is widely polarised and distorted by xenophobia and racism. The main argument of this 165 page report is that domestic policies respectful of the rights of migrants benefit individual migrants and the interests of governments and citizens in receiving countries. It also urges governments and policy makers to establish a soun . . . [expand]
3.	Civil society urges support for International Criminal Court
	Author: Johannesburg	Date Written: 28 May 2010
	Primary Category: Human Rights	Document Origin: Human Rights Watch
	Secondary Category: Africa General	Source URL: http://www.hrw.org
	Key Words: ICC, CPI, civil society,
	Summary & Comment: Le francais suit. 124 organizations from more than 25 African countries released a declaration that expresses strong support for African government action that advances accountability for grave international crimes at the up-coming review conference for the International Criminal Court. Convened to discuss amendments to the ICC's treaty the co . . . [expand]
4.	Où en est la liberté d’expression au Québec et au Canada ?
	Author: Le Devoir ,	Date Written: 10 December 2009
	Primary Category: Human Rights	Document Origin: Africa Canada Forum-
	Secondary Category: Resource Extraction	Source URL:
	Key Words: CPA, South Sudan
	Summary & Comment: On December 10, 2009, the anniversary of the Declaration Human Rights, freedom of expression is very much threatened in Quebec and Canada by the SLAPP suit thrust against the authors of Noir Canada and the publishers, Ecosociete. Such an expensive, troublesome suit, even if unprovable, will deter authors and researchers (including university resear . . . [expand]
5.	Malawi: Human Rights Commission & Office of the Ombudsman
	Author: Dr Nandini Patel	Date Written: 1 December 2009
	Primary Category: Human Rights	Document Origin: EISA
	Secondary Category: Southern Region	Source URL: http://www.eisa.org.za
	Key Words: Malawi, Human Rights Commission, Ombudsman
	Summary & Comment: The primary goal this research is to enhance the quality of electoral processes, improve the capacity of key national and regional institutions that are central to the achievement of good governance in the SADC region, and help to reverse gender imbalances in political participation and representation. DN
6.	Mauritius: Ombudsman & National Human Rights Commission
	Author: L A Darga	Date Written: 1 December 2009
	Primary Category: Human Rights	Document Origin: EISA
	Secondary Category: Southern Region	Source URL: http://www.eisa.org.za
	Key Words: Mauritius: Ombudsman, National Human Rights Commission
	Summary & Comment: The primary goal this research is to enhance the quality of electoral processes, improve the capacity of key national and regional institutions that are central to the achievement of good governance in the SADC region, and help to reverse gender imbalances in political participation and representation. DN
7.	Botswana: Office of the Ombudsman
	Author: Dr Dorothy Mpabanga	Date Written: 1 December 2009
	Primary Category: Human Rights	Document Origin: EISA
	Secondary Category: -none-	Source URL: http://www.eisa.org.za
	Key Words: Botswana, Office of the Ombudsman,
	Summary & Comment: The primary goal this research is to enhance the quality of electoral processes, improve the capacity of key national and regional institutions that are central to the achievement of good governance in the SADC region, and help to reverse gender imbalances in political participation and representation. DN