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Press
Release 17/01/06 |
Lesotho Council of NGOs (LCN)
will hold a three day workshop on human rights monitoring at the
Lesotho Association for Non Formal Education (LANFE) beginning 18th
to 20th of January in Maseru.
The workshop is aimed at introducing the local NGOs to the standard
monitoring tool for human rights. This tool will be used during this
period of monitoring the rights of the following groups soon after
the workshop;
1. detained persons
2. workers rights
3. youth and gender equality
4. the disabled
The Human Rights programme is aimed at monitoring, identifying and
addressing violations in various government institutions in a view
to enhance democratic rule in Lesotho. The programme comprises of
training, monitoring, documenting, educating and reporting of human
rights violations.
The programme commenced in September 2005 and by the end of the
programme human rights situation analysis report would be published
for distribution in the country, human rights organisations
throughout the world, African Union (AU) Human Rights Commission and
United Nations Human Rights Commission.
It is expected that the report would set a baseline for advocacy
strategies on human rights issues in Lesotho.
Thandiwe Solwandle
Information Officer
Lesotho Council of NGOs
Tel: +266 22317205
Fax +266 22310412
Email:
thandiwes@lecongo.org.ls
Website: www.lecongo.org.ls
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