Selected headlines from Pambazuka News 163

Editorial: An Update On The Campaign For The Ratification Of The Protocol On The Rights of Women
Comment and Analysis: Rethinking relief operations: Idealistic and out of touch with reality?
Pan-African Postcard: Has Africa not suffered enough nightmares?
Conflicts and Emergencies: AU sees no genocide
Human Rights: Church leaders slam Zim government; AU buries rights report
Women and Gender: AU pledge on women’s rights
Development: Slow motion robbery – The WTO and developing countries
Health: War against disease failing, says AU
HIV: Record number of HIV infections in 2003
Media and Freedom of Expression: Call for media freedom
Books and Arts: Measuring success – Issues in performance management