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http://www.hrw.org/node/106536   Being Tolerant Is African, Too!   by Monica Tabengwa Published in:  The New Dawn (April 17, 2012) – This week, homophobic rhetoric in Liberia once again reared its ugly head when a flier publicizing a "hit list" of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals was distributed in Monrovia. It appears that "kicking gays out of Liberia" as the flier said,  is the latest pre-occupation in a country that has survived almost 20 years of violent internal conflict that claimed many lives and devastated the economy. One would think there would be more pressing concerns in Liberia.   President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa's first female elected head of state, has brought new life to Liberia, and her fighting determination to bring peace and stability has justly won her many accolades. In particular, she is greatly appreciated for her unapologetic devotion to improving the status of women in her cou...

By Mac-Darling Cobbinah Research can be defined as any systematic investigation, conducted with an open mind, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories . More plainly, research is the search for knowledge. One will ask why defining research is necessary in this piece of writing. The response is simple: because research is used to improve the lives of societies, communities, and marginalized populations. It helps government determine what to do for the people at any particular time. But more importantly, research can be manipulated and sometimes even flat out wrong. The Ghana Men's Study, carried out by the Centre for Diseases Control (CDC Ghana), was conducted using a Protocol for Integrated Biological Behavioral Surveillance Surveys with Population Size Estimation using Respondent Driven Sampling among Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) in Ghana. The study was reviewed and will be approved as Category IV. This research involv...

Having trouble viewing this email? Click here Commonwealth chief condemns homophobia Welcome speech at UN Human Rights Council in Geneva   London & Geneva - 29 February 2012 "We welcome Kamalesh Sharma's reiteration at the UN that homophobia is incompatible with Commonwealth values. This sends a signal from the top that victimisation on the grounds of sexuality is unacceptable. It's good to hear this commitment to LGBT human rights being voiced at the UN," said human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell, Director of the Peter Tatchell Foundation. He was commenting on today's speech by the Commonwealth Secretary General, Kamalesh Sharma, to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, where Mr Sharma spoke out against sexual orientation "discrimination or stigmatisation." See his key points below. The Secretary General had been lobbied in advance of his UN speech by the Peter Tatchell Foundation, with a request that he include...

Dear Editor, My disappointment with the Police Intelligence and Professional Standards (PIPS) I bought a piece of land at Bortianor in the Ga south district Assembly for my personal residential purpose. After completing the full payment of 8,000 GHC in October last year, I commenced work.on the land being sure I had the documents to the property. A few days after commencing work, a woman approached me and introduced herself as Martha A. Annorbah, the owner of the next land to mine. She sounded very friendly and did not look troublesome. We exchanged greetings and she left a short while later. Both of us kept working on our various pieces of land until one afternoon when some police officers, driving in a Ga South District Assembly vehicle, drove to the site with guns to stop the workers on my property. The policemen warned us to stop work immediately, refusing to talk to anyone on the site, including myself. They threatened to come and destroy every work we have done. In order to obey...

  Remarks in Recognition of International Human Rights Day   Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Palais des Nations Geneva, Switzerland December 6, 2011       Good evening, and let me express my deep honor and pleasure at being here. I want to thank Director General Tokayev and Ms. Wyden along with other ministers, ambassadors, excellencies, and UN partners. This weekend, we will celebrate Human Rights Day, the anniversary of one of the great accomplishments of the last century.   Beginning in 1947, delegates from six continents devoted themselves to drafting a declaration that would enshrine the fundamental rights and freedoms of people everywhere. In the aftermath of World War II, many nations pressed for a statement of this kind to help ensure that we would prevent future atrocities and protect the inherent humanity and dignity of all people. And so the delegates went to work. They discussed, they wrote, they revisited, revised, rewr...

  Remarks in Recognition of International Human Rights Day   Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Palais des Nations Geneva, Switzerland December 6, 2011       Good evening, and let me express my deep honor and pleasure at being here. I want to thank Director General Tokayev and Ms. Wyden along with other ministers, ambassadors, excellencies, and UN partners. This weekend, we will celebrate Human Rights Day, the anniversary of one of the great accomplishments of the last century.   Beginning in 1947, delegates from six continents devoted themselves to drafting a declaration that would enshrine the fundamental rights and freedoms of people everywhere. In the aftermath of World War II, many nations pressed for a statement of this kind to help ensure that we would prevent future atrocities and protect the inherent humanity and dignity of all people. And so the delegates went to work. They discussed, they wrote, they revisited, revised, rewr...