The course will introduce the international field of human rights education (HRE), including presentations of programming approaches, teaching and learning resources, and related theory. The course is intended for educators and trainers working in both the formal and nonformal sectors. Participants will be assisted in the development of a curriculum, training, or plan to use these skills to further their organisation's advocacy efforts. Participants might be expected to apply these skills within formal education settings, for staff development within their own organisations, and for outreach and advocacy.

Thabo Thakalekoala, sub-editor of "Mopheme", a weekly English-language newspaper in Lesotho, has repeatedly been denied information relating to the treatment of Katleho Malataliana, a former member of the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF). Malataliana was arrested in November 1998, along with other LDF members, and later convicted of mutiny against senior officers and the government.

419 e-mail scams are only the tip of the iceberg. Africa's cyber-cafes are being used by organised criminal gangs to carry out credit card fraud. It's hard to estimate the value of these fraudulent purchases but wherever we go, we hear reports of it. The evidence in this issue comes from one country - Ghana - where as one café operator told us it is "pervasive". Read more at Http://www.balancingact-africa.com.

The two most important issues surrounding cyberlaw are its potential to affect an individual's right to privacy, and the difficulty in enforcing such laws, says lawyer Lisa Thornton, director of Lisa Thornton Inc. Delivering the keynote address at the South African Non-Governmental Organisation Network forum on cyberlaw and Internet rights, Thornton said that privacy is a key issue when looking at cyberlaw.

Karti News is released every two weeks and contains the latest news and information about Somalia, Somaliland and the Horn of Africa. The newsletter has sections on the peace process taking place in Kenya, human rights, health and education, women and gender and civil society. Karti News forms part of a project whose overall objective is the achievement of permanent respect for human rights, justice through rule of law, pluralism, good governance and sustainable peace in Somalia and Somaliland. To subscribe, send an e-mail to [email protected] with only the word 'subscribe' in the subject or body of the message.

An international fundraiser is required to raise funds in the region between US$50,000 - 250,000 a year for the next five years for the Orphan's Hope Project - Uganda. We would like to hear from interested individuals, groups or associations, organisations and or foundations world-wide.

Torture survivors and their relatives do not have recourse to effective remedies for their suffering and very rarely receive reparation of any kind, according to an audit conducted by REDRESS, an internationally focused non-profit human rights/legal organisation that helps torture survivors obtain justice and reparation. The report, 'Audit Study: Detailed Analysis of the Law Practice on Reparation and Torture in 30 Countries', included an examination of Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan and Zimbabwe. The report found that a lack of legal safeguards contributes to the persistence of torture but impunity for perpetrators remains the biggest single obstacle to the prevention of torture and to fair and adequate reparation.

The Telkom Foundation, together with IT companies, have equipped four more schools with PCs, software and Internet access. In one project, Microsoft, Anglo Platinum, Comparex Africa and Telkom Foundation partnered through the Kopano Joint Venture to equip three Rustenburg schools with technology.

Discuss how youth can overcome the challenges of finding employment. The outcome of this discussion forum will be presented at the Youth Employment Summit (YES), which is holding its first regional summit in Hyderabad, India, in December 2003.

Are you sometimes baffled by funding and fundraising jargon? No more! Thusanang: the Southern African Funding Facility (a SANGONeT Information Services project) has just launched a Glossary of Funding and Fundraising Terms, developed by one of the most renowned and experienced fundraisers in South Africa, Jill Ritchie.

The summary illegal deportation in defiance of Supreme Court orders of the London Guardian correspondent Andrew Meldrum from Zimbabwe on May 16 raises several serious issues which impact on the treatment of journalists, the rule of law and the conduct of the President and his officials, states the South African Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa.

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has stated that it is deeply disturbed by the recent jailing of Melese Shine, editor-in-chief of the Amharic-language weekly "Ethiop". Another journalist, Tewodros Kassa, the former editor-in-chief of "Ethiop", has been imprisoned since May 2002. Shine was charged with defamation under Ethiopia's Press Proclamation No.34/1992 after a letter to the editor published in "Ethiop" in November 2001 alleged that Melkamu Gettu, the administrator of the state-owned Ras Desta Hospital in the capital, Addis Ababa, had embezzled hospital funds.

Reporters Without Borders has called on the Eritrean authorities, as they approach the 10th anniversary of Eritrea's independence on 24 May, to put an immediate and unconditional end to the illegal imprisonment of 18 journalists, who are being held in an undisclosed location, without being brought to trial and without any official reason ever being given for their detention.

Gaborone, the capital of Botswana, was the site of the first historical meeting of 200 education policy-makers, practitioners and development agencies. The policy-makers and practitioners were from 28 African countries. In total, there were participants from 35 countries internationally. Speakers representing these countries and agencies focused on various aspects of using ICT in the education system in Africa.

The Eritrean government is to introduce a new school curriculum for the next academic year aimed at boosting productivity. According to the official Shaebia website, Education Minister Osman Saleh said the new curriculum for the 2003-2004 academic year met international standards and "will enable students to be productive citizens once they finish school".

Baobabconnections is an award winning online monthly magazine focused on one of the critical issues of our times - globalisation and its related themes. The newsletter promotes the de-globalisation of corporate power and the inauguration of south-north development predicated on the dignity and worth of the human being and the natural environment. The newsletter produces its own content and has 832 members in 66 countries.

The Centre is pleased to provide information and links to four ODR workshops at upcoming conferences and meetings. These include a special session on ODR and the Legal and Regulatory Environment and A Second Forum on Online Dispute Resolution. Click on the link for more information.

Eldis, the gateway to development information, has launched its latest guide, focusing on ICTs for development. Eldis provides links to over 12,000 editorially selected and summarised research documents on development issues, as well as issue features and dossiers, news, jobs and more. The Eldis ICT for development guide provides regularly updated: Summaries and links for key documents - available free online; Descriptions and links for organisations; Regular features, synthesising research on an important issue or debate; Quick access to key subject areas; Quick access to messages from key discussion lists in ICT for development; Listings of coming events, conferences, jobs, funding and prizes; Listings of where to go for country specific information; Free regular email bulletin of latest research and news, with documents emailed to users with low bandwidth; and A free newsfeed through which webmasters can quickly add Eldis content to their own websites.

Beatrice Mtetwa, a lawyer representing deported Guardian correspondent Andrew Meldrum, has said that she will petition the High Court to compel the government to bring her client back. Mtetwa says that she will petition so that a High Court order granted by Justice Hungwe on 16 May 2003 barring the deportation of Meldrum is honoured. "The court directed that he should be brought back and I am still pursuing that," said Mtetwa.

On World Telecommunications Day last Saturday, the question of the digital divide—the difference between the so-called "developed" and "less developed" countries in terms of the availability and use of new information and communications technologies, particularly regarding access and use of the Internet—was one of the main topics of debate. However, less is understood about the growing knowledge and participation divide between "developed" and "undeveloped" countries on decisions regarding the global structure of the Internet that is currently under the mandate of the Internet Corporation for the Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).