African Court Coalition Advocacy mission prior and during the 21st AU Summit in Addis Ababa

By Anonymous ~ Posted 10 May 2013 - 2:00am

The African Court Coalition will undertake an advocacy mission in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, prior and during the 21st UA Summit, from 13 to 23 May 2013.

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The wheels of international criminal justice grind slowly for Hissène Habré

By Anonymous ~ Posted 1 May 2013 - 6:51pm
by Max du Plessis
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Copyright & A2K Issues - 30 April 2013

By denise ~ Posted 30 April 2013 - 9:29am

South Africa – Legislation:

South Africa - 'Secrecy Bill' Improved but Still Flawed - Parliament Should Refer Legislation to the Constitutional Court

http://allafrica.com/stories/201304291014.html?aa_source=slideout

 

Intellectual Property:

Inequitable power dynamics of global knowledge production and exchange must be confronted head on

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Copyright & A2K Issues - 29 April 2013

By denise ~ Posted 29 April 2013 - 1:52pm

Mobile Technologies and Social Media:

Privacy and Social Media in the Age of Big Data: Report of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy & Ethics (Apr. 2013)(Canada)

http://www.parl.gc.ca/Content/HOC/Committee/411/ETHI/Reports/RP6094136/411_ETHI_Rpt05_PDF/411_ETHI_Rpt05-e.pdf

Mobile Internet Survey Reveals Heavy Usage, High Expectations

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Copyright & A2K Issues - 28 April 2013

By denise ~ Posted 29 April 2013 - 1:45pm

Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:

Are elite journals declining:

http://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1304/1304.6460.pdf

Denton Declaration on Open Data

http://openaccess.unt.edu/denton_declaration

Dramatic Growth of Open Access 3013 [should be 2013]

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Copyright & A2K Issues - 27 April 2013

By denise ~ Posted 29 April 2013 - 1:34pm

 Intellectual Property:

LDC Watch requests for TRIPS agreement waiver extension to LDCs at the 69th ESCAP session

http://www.ldcwatch.org/

5 Ways Congress Should Improve the Copyright System

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The Court Closes the Seminar for Women Human Rights NGOs in Africa

By Anonymous ~ Posted 27 April 2013 - 2:00am

The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights in collaboration with the Government of Cameroon, organised a Consultative and Sensitization Seminar on the promotion of the Court for Women Human Rights NGOs in Africa, from 24 to 26 April 2013, at Hotel Mont Fébé, in Yaoundé, Cameroon, with the theme “The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights: Your New Partner in Strengthening the Protection of Human Rights in Africa”.

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Seminar for Women Human Rights NGOs in Africa

By Anonymous ~ Posted 27 April 2013 - 2:00am

The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights in collaboration with the Government of Cameroon, organised a Consultative and Sensitization Seminar on the promotion of the Court for Women Human Rights NGOs in Africa, from 24 to 26 April 2013, at Hotel Mont Fébé, in Yaoundé, Cameroon, with the theme “The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights: Your New Partner in Strengthening the Protection of Human Rights in Africa”.

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