Request for Spanish–English article translation

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Jan 27, 2011

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Zimbabwe: Violence and repression continue to dominate, says rights report

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Jan 27, 2011

Two years into Zimbabwe’s power-sharing government, President Robert Mugabe and the Zimbabwe African National Union- Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) have used violence and repression to continue to dominate government institutions and hamper meaningful human rights progress, says the Zimbabwe section of the World Report 2011 issued by Human Rights Watch. 'The former opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), lacks real power to institute its political agenda and end human rights a...read more

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Ghana: E-readers for schools

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Jan 27, 2011

Worldreader.org is testing the idea that e-readers are libraries you can fit in your pocket. The non-profit is piloting a new campaign that would deliver e-readers, like Amazon’s Kindle, to children in Ghanaian schools. The e-readers will function as all-purpose textbooks by providing instantaneous access to the thousands of books now digitally available.

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Morocco: Report confirms 'killing of 352 Saharawis'

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Jan 26, 2011

The Royal Advisory Council for Human Rights (CCDH) of Morocco in a unique report confirms the killing of 352 'disappeared' Saharawis from 1958 to 1992. Out of these, over 200 died in military bases and secret detention centres, including children.

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Declaration of the Conference of the Democratic Left

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Jan 26, 2011
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Two hundred and fifty activists from across South Africa met last week to form a united front against big capital. In the concluding conference statement, they called for unity and mobilisation.

Somalia: Free education 'too expensive' for Somaliland

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Jan 25, 2011

The self-declared republic of Somaliland has introduced free education at primary and intermediate levels and doubled teachers' salaries but these decisions will be hard to sustain and could affect the quality of public education, say experts. 'We need to ask ourselves, does the Somaliland government have the capacity to handle this [salary] increase? The short answer is "no",' Saeed Osman, a Uganda-based researcher in Somaliland's education development, told IRIN.

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South Africa: Jobs before debate over 'decent work'

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Jan 25, 2011

The government wants to focus on job creation, not spend time debating whether it is worthwhile creating jobs that do not meet certain standards, says Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant. Her comments reinforce those last week of African National Congress secretary-general Gwede Mantashe, who said demanding that new jobs should be decent was 'putting the cart before the horse' - a departure from President Jacob Zuma’s promise in 2009 that the 'creation of decent work will be at the centre of our...read more

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Fellowships for threatened scholars

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Jan 24, 2011

The IIE Scholar Rescue Fund (SRF) is pleased to announce a call for applications for threatened academics whose lives and work are in danger in their home countries. Fellowships support temporary academic positions at safe universities and colleges anywhere in the world. Professors, researchers, and lecturers from any country or field may apply.

Ghana: Capacity building program officer

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Jan 24, 2011

The Revenue Watch Institute (RWI) is a non-profit policy institute and grant-making organization that promotes the transparent, accountable and effective management of oil, gas, and mineral resources for the public good. RWI provides expertise, capacity building and funding to help countries maximize the long-term economic benefit of their natural riches.

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South-South Cooperation: Charting the way for people to people collaboration

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Jan 24, 2011

The roundtable discussion is aimed at bringing together participants from African, Asian and Latin American civil society organisations and movements to discuss the concept of South-South cooperation from a peoples’ perspective. The roundtable will interrogate the challenges and opportunities for people centered South-South cooperation in the context of Southern ‘emerging powers’ and increased intergovernmental relations.

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