A five-day seminar on national and international law...
A five-day seminar on national and international law opened in Bujumbura, the capital of Burundi, a country traumatised by years of inter-ethnic conflict
A five-day seminar on national and international law opened in Bujumbura, the capital of Burundi, a country traumatised by years of inter-ethnic conflict.
Financed by the EC and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, participants were to examine issues such as traditional African ways to end conflicts; transitional justice - the impact of a truth and reconciliation commission on a society in conflict; the role of NGOs in such a commission; various forms of compensation for victims of rights abuses; the death penalty; and respect for human rights.
The seminar - organised by the Burundian League of Human Rights, ITEKA, and the International Federation of human Rights - brought together some 50 politicians, human rights practitioners and members of civil society.
Financed by the EC and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, participants were to examine issues such as traditional African ways to end conflicts; transitional justice - the impact of a truth and reconciliation commission on a society in conflict; the role of NGOs in such a commission; various forms of compensation for victims of rights abuses; the death penalty; and respect for human rights.
The seminar - organised by the Burundian League of Human Rights, ITEKA, and the International Federation of human Rights - brought together some 50 politicians, human rights practitioners and members of civil society.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Africa News Service, 23/07/2002)