RAU Campaign Update: New training on video advocacy in Zimbabwe

By: Bukeni Waruzi, Posted: Mar 11 10

Regions: Africa

Issues: Violence against women

Tags: Campaign, partner, RAU, training, video, video advocacy, Zimbabwe

My colleague Ryan Kautz and I just returned from Zimbabwe, where we completed a second video advocacy training with our local partners, the Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU). As an immediate outcome, the trainees produced two short videos based on a strong testimony of a woman who survived politically-motivated violence in Zimbabwe. The woman tells a moving story of the sexual violence she lived through. See more on our campaign with RAU here.

Kenya: Endorois win Major Victory for Indigenous Rights

By: WITNESS Blog, Posted: Feb 10 10

Regions: Africa, Kenya

Issues: Indigenous peoples, Internally displaced persons

Tags: African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, government, indigenous peoples, kenya, mass eviction

A Long Walk to Victory for the Endorois

By: Yvette Alberdingk Thijm, Posted: Feb 10 10

Regions: Africa, Kenya

Issues: Indigenous peoples, Internally displaced persons

Tags: African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, African Union, Endorois, indigenous peoples, kenya, Law

We all share the desire to create a just world. At WITNESS, we share your passion to right the wrongs and to support those fighting for their rights. However, as our campaigns are aimed at creating systemic change, human rights impact can require patience, persistence, and a long view of a better world.

Endorois Victory: 'As an African, this is a landmark moment...'

By: Bukeni Waruzi, Posted: Feb 10 10

Regions: Africa, Kenya

Issues: Internally displaced persons

Tags: African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, African Union, Endorois, Forced Eviction, kenya, Kenyan government, Law

In 1973, more than 20,000 people from the Endorois, an indigenous pastoralist community in Kenya were evicted from their lands by the Kenyan government to make way for a game reserve and tourist resort. For years, the Endorois community tried to fight the government’s decision, without success. Turned away by the courts in Kenya, the Endorois took their case in 2003 to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR).