Eastern Africa

Netsanet Demissie - Speech at the CIVICUS World Assembly

Chris Michael — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:10:13 -0700

This speech of Netsanet Demissie was filmed by a fellow participant at the CIVICUS World Assembly, 18-21 June 2008, in Glasgow, Scotland.
The CIVICUS World Assembly is a forum for international civil society representatives to get together, exchange ideas, experiences and build strategies for a just world.
Netsanet Demissie co-founded the Organization for Social Justice in Ethiopia to foster democracy through education, policy-making and advocacy work, acting as its Chief Executive.

Daniel Bekele - Speech at the CIVICUS World Assembly

Hub Intern — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:55:40 -0700

This speech of Daniel Bekele was filmed by a fellow participant at the CIVICUS World Assembly, 18-21 June 2008, in Glasgow, Scotland.
The CIVICUS World Assembly is a forum for international civil society representatives to get together, exchange ideas, experiences and build strategies for a just world.
Daniel Bekele joined ActionAid Ethiopia as head of policy, research and advocacy in 2004. He had previously worked as a lawyer and practiced throughout the Ethiopian court system, playing an active role in the Ethiopian Bar Association and the Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association.

TRANSIT

MTV Staying Alive — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:57:41 -0700

Transit is a 90-minute made-for-TV film that explores sex and sexuality, and the behaviours, emotions and circumstances that lead young people to take sexual risks. It is intended to be used as a tool to open dialogue about sex and sexual decisions among young people. The goal of the film is to encourage behaviour change among young people that will motivate them to practice safer sex.

Between Two Fires: Torture and Displacement in Northern Uganda

WITNESS Archive — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:21:38 -0700

Running Time: 14 Minutes

Amnesty International

Stolen ballots in Zimbabwe - video from the Guardian [UPDATED]

Sameer Padania — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:59:22 -0700

How does ballot-stealing in Zimbabwe work? British newspaper the Guardian smuggled a camera to a Zimbabwean prison officer in the run-up to the recent election run-off in Zimbabwe to find out.

Shepherd Yuda records secretly as he and his colleagues are forced to vote for Robert Mugabe as one of his lieutenants watches.

World Refugee Day - Zimbabwe, South Africa and Iraq

Sameer Padania — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:50:24 -0700

There are 16 million refugees and 51 million internally displaced people worldwide, according to the UNHCR's latest figures [pdf].

Le Retour d'Alphonse [The Return of Alphonse]

Sameer Padania — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:21:30 -0700

[Translated from French] "Throughout their perilous journeys, fleeing violence and persecution, refugees display extraordinary courage and determination. Within them, they carry the hope of survival, of finding safety, and of one day rebuilding their lives. The return of over 300,000 refugees to Burundi since 2002 has given them further cause for hope."

[Posted with permission from Catherine Lune-Grayson]

Le Retour d'Alphonse [The Return of Alphonse]

Sameer Padania — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:21:30 -0700

[Posted with permission from Catherine Lune-Grayson]

The day I will be a pilot: Somalia through kids' eyes

Sameer Padania — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:49:10 -0700

In September 2007, 30 newly displaced children from Mogadishu were given cameras to capture their day to day life in settlements.
When they were asked if they had a message to share with the rest of the world, they talked of food and shelters, of clothes and education. They dreamed of being doctors, teachers and pilots. They dreamed of peace.
Since the beginning of the year, some 325,000 Somalis have fled Mogadishu's unrelenting violence, joining 400,000 protracted displaced. The lasting turmoil prevents another 800,000 Somalis from meeting their basic needs.

Victor

silencespeaks — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:42:31 -0700

Created in a workshop focused on human rights abuses against labor migrants, Johanesburg, South Africa