Internship at African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights: The purpose of the Internship is to support the work of the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders at the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR).

It is a 12 month position based in Banjul, the Gambia.

Candidates should be able to work in English and French. Front Line will prioritise the recruitment of interns who have experience as a human rights defender in Africa.

Basic terms of reference:

• Gather information on the situation of human rights defenders in Africa (with a particular focus on themes of concern identified bythe SR);
• In coordination with other thematic mechanisms and with geographic desk officers, draft urgent appeals and communications to Governments concerning human rights violations against human rights defenders;
• Support follow-up of cases;
• Analyse replies received from Governments and prepare summaries for inclusion in the annual report;
• Assist in the preparation of background materials for official missions by the Special Rapporteur;
• Assist in liasing with non-governmental organizations for the smooth implementation of the mandate, as needed.

Honorarium: 850USD per month.

Applications comprising a cover letter and CV should be sent to Tara Madden, Program Manager.

Applications can be sent by email to: recruit [at] frontlinedefenders.org or by post to: Front Line 81 Main St. Blackrock Co. Dublin Ireland by 15th October for internships starting in January the following year.

For further details, and application materials, contact: Internship at African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights

Internship at African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights: The purpose of the Internship is to support the work of the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders at the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR).

It is a 12 month position based in Banjul, the Gambia.

Candidates should be able to work in English and French. Front Line will prioritise the recruitment of interns who have experience as a human rights defender in Africa.

Basic terms of reference:

• Gather information on the situation of human rights defenders in Africa (with a particular focus on themes of concern identified bythe SR);
• In coordination with other thematic mechanisms and with geographic desk officers, draft urgent appeals and communications to Governments concerning human rights violations against human rights defenders;
• Support follow-up of cases;
• Analyse replies received from Governments and prepare summaries for inclusion in the annual report;
• Assist in the preparation of background materials for official missions by the Special Rapporteur;
• Assist in liasing with non-governmental organizations for the smooth implementation of the mandate, as needed.

Honorarium: 850USD per month.

Applications comprising a cover letter and CV should be sent to Tara Madden, Program Manager.

Applications can be sent by email to: recruit [at] frontlinedefenders.org or by post to: Front Line 81 Main St. Blackrock Co. Dublin Ireland by 15th October for internships starting in January the following year.

For further details, and application materials, contact: Internship at African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights

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Ugandans petition ICC to probe Museveni over human rights violations

It seems Ugandan president Gen. Yoweri Museveni is soon becoming the hunted. Sections of Ugandans have written a secret letter to the international Criminal Court (ICC) asking it to probe the increasing human rights abuse in Uganda reportedly by president Museveni using police and other security agencies.

In their petition the petitioners alleged that president Museveni has used police and other security agencies to violet human rights. Sources are shocked that the matter has gone far because some top city criminal lawyers in Kampala have been invited to the ICC. They include Samuel Muyizzi and Caleb Alaka. Alaka and Muyizzi will leave Uganda for ICC on 30^th March 2^nd April 2012 respectively.

When contacted, Caleb Alaka said theirs is a study trip at the pre trial chamber of the ICC and they are expected to discuss several procedural matters and cases before this Court from the great lakes region and most probably some matters touching the indictments of LRA top commanders etc.

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 Reference No 2 of 2012,

 The Democratic Party ——– Applicant

 Versus

 1. The Attorney General of Uganda (Sued in representative capacity)- 1st Respondent

2. The Attorney General ofKenya                                                      – 2nd Respondent.

3. The Attorney General ofBurundi                                                    – 3rd Respondent.

4. The Attorney General ofRwanda                                                      – 4th Respondent.

5. The Secretary General East African Community.                             – 5th Respondent.

 The case filed by the Democratic Party through its Legal Adviser is for Declaratory Orders to all the respondent countries that non- deposit of a Declaration Infringes the Law as required under Article 5 of the African charter on Human and Peoples Rights and Art 34(6) of the Protocol of the Charter on Human and Peoples Rights for the establishment of the African Court on Human and Peoples Rights, and the Vienna Convention on the Law of treaties 1969.

 All the East African Countries Ratified the above Charter and Protocol but have not (The Respondents), Other than Tanzania, Deposited a Special Declaration submitting to the Competence of this Court to handle individual cases by Partner States Nationals and Rights NGOs with grievances to access this court as required by the above law.

 Without Depositing the Declaration aforesaid only African Governments as State Parties have the audience of this court to hear their grievances on human rights violations although it’s more unlikely that governments have grievances on rights violations, in fact they are the biggest violators of rights making it look like the poacher turned game keeper.

 It is for this reason that Democratic party Chief Legal Adviser Fred Denis Mukasa Mbidde of (Mbidde & Co Advocates) together with Justine Semuyaba of (Semuyaba, Yiga & Co Advocates) have jointly ,on behalf of the Party filed and will accordingly  urgue this case at the East African Court of Justice sitting at Arusha.

 This is going to be anEastAfricanLandmark case according to the Registry with a full BAR of East African Attorneys General sued in vicarious capacity.

 The above case will go along way to reestablishUgandaandEast Africaon the Course of Integration based on the Rule of Law and Constitutionalism. East African Governments according to Rule 30 of the Rules of Procedure for the East African Court of Justice have Each 45 days within which to file their responses and the Applicant will then have 45 days within which to file rejoinders for the case to be set down for hearing and consequent determination.

 By Mukasa Fred Mbidde

Chief Legal Adviser-DP

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The report cites a 1.5% increase in complaints received in the year 2010 compared to2009 with the commission registering 979 complaints compared to 785 in 2009 and on these complaints, the police force accounts for the highest (36%) followed by private individual (27%) UPDF (10%) RRU (6%)

Uganda Police Chief, Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura

The report also assemble acts highly abused which include, torture or cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment, child maintenance, the right to personal liberty, property and right to life.

Even when the commission is trying hard to handle numerous cases to do with rights violation, they are still faced with a number of challenges naming, civic education which he attributes to insufficient funds.

However, some rights activists are dissatisfied with the commission for not paying enough attention on issues to do with politics, health and freedom of expression among others which they recommend the commission to look into.

By Isaac Senbaulya

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