Southern Africa Committee
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Africa
Action ( |
The American Committee on Africa (founded
in 1953), The Africa Fund (founded in 1966) and the |
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Africa Faith and Justice Network ( |
A
U.S.-based Catholic-based organization that stresses human rights and social
justice issues. |
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Africa Recovery (United
Nations) |
Published
by the United Nations, this publication provides extensive information on |
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African National Congress ( |
The
ANC led the struggle against apartheid and is now the ruling party. Its Web
site has extensive current information and historical information on the
anti-apartheid movement. It also has
links to numerous other Web sites including those of the South African
government. |
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Aids Law Project ( |
A
South Africa NGO that is a key actor in the Treatment Action Campaign. |
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AllAfrica.com ( |
A
comprehensive source of information on |
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One
of the major human rights organizations.
Campaigns on issues such as conflict diamonds, prisoners of
conscience, arms trade and the impact of economic globalization on human
rights. Campaigns against torture and the
death penality. |
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U.S.
branch of Amnesty |
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Founded in 1977, ACAS is a group of scholars and
students of Africa dedicated to a) formulating alternative analyses of Africa
and U.S. government policy b) developing communication and action networks
between the peoples and scholars of Africa and the United States and c)
mobilizing support in the United States on critical, current issues related to
Africa. |
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A
church body that has provided extensive assistance to flood victims. |
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Civil Liberties Organization ( |
Founded
in 1987, the Civil Liberties Organization (CLO) is one of the foremost human
rights organizations in |
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The
Community Video Education Trust (CVET) in Cape Town is building a digital
archive of videos taken in South Africa in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
The raw footage available on this website documents anti-apartheid
demonstrations, speeches, mass funerals, celebrations, and interviews with
activists. Videos capture the activism of trade unions, students and
political organizations, including the activities of the United Democratic
Front. |
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Congress of South African Trade Unions ( |
COSATU
is the leading South African trade union federation. Since its founding in 1985, COSATU has been
in the forefront of the struggle for democracy and workers' rights. Campaigns on issues such as poverty
reduction and pharmaceutical company profiteering on HIV/AIDS drugs. |
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Constitutional Rights Project (Nigeria) |
Works
to ensure that |
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Daily Mail & Guardian ( |
A
useful newspaper. |
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Protects
the human rights of people around the world. |
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Institute for Healing of Memories
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Founded
in 1988, the Institute grew out of the Healing of Memories Chaplaincy Project
of the Trauma Centre for Victims of Violence and Torture. |
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IRIN
is published by the UN Office for the Coordination on Humanitarian Affairs in
partnership with ReliefWeb.
Updates on conflicts and news on numerous African countries. |
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Jubilee USA Network (successor to Jubilee
2000/ |
Dedicated
to cancellation of the debt burden of poor countries, most of which are in |
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Kudirat Institute for Nigerian Democracy
(KIND) ( |
Nigerian
based organization that seeks to empower and enable development in |
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AIM
provides extremely useful reports on |
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Works
to build networks and relationships between indigenous peoples worldwide. |
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Richard Knight
(richardknight.com) |
A
consultant on |
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Shared Interest ( |
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The
national ecumenical body from a wide fellowship of churches. The Council is an ecumenical enabler and
coordinator of interchurch debate and action.
Well known for its role in the struggle against apartheid. |
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SADET's
mission is to examine and analyze events leading to the negotiated settlement
and democracy in South Africa with a focus on: the events leading to the
banning of the liberation movements; the various strategies and tactics
adopted in pursuit of the democratic struggle; the events leading to the
adoption of the negotiation strategy; and the dynamics underpinning the
negotiations process between 1990 and 1994. The study will result in, among
others, the publication of 5 volumes of research covering the successive
decades in the run up to the first democratic elections, including an
overview volume. The Road to Democracy project is a chronological analysis of
four decades - 1960-1970, 1970-1980, 1980-1990, 1990-1994. The site includes
downloadable version of the Road to Democracy volumes as they become
available. |
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Truth and Reconciliation
Commission (South Africa) |
Set
up by the first democratic government to deal with what happened under
apartheid. |
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United Nations Office of the High Commissioner
for Human Rights |
The
main UN human rights body. Includes
issues like indigenous peoples. |
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Washington Office on Africa ( |
A
church-sponsored not-for-profit advocacy organization seeking to articulate
and promote a just American policy toward |
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ARSO
(Association de soutien a un referendum libre et regulier au Sahara
Occidental) or Western Sahara Referendum Support Association. This site is in English and French. Current information, numerous UN documents
and links. |
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The WSRW is an international network of
organizations and activists researching and campaigning the companies working
for Moroccan interests in occupied Western Sahara. |
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