It is a training course on human rights for youngsters that the NGO RESPECT Refugiados has developed together with other five partner organisations (InformaGiovani - Italy, Global Youth Union Foundation -Armenia, Student-Youth Council - Georgia, FLARE Network - Italy and International Peace Bureau - Switzerland).
The aim of this course is to provide a training on human rights for members and volunteers of youth organisations, help them improve their knowledge and awareness on this issue and related fields (gender issues, social integration, democratic citizenship, children’s rights, refugees, immigrants, peace education, etc.). The training course can be downloaded free of charge from the project’s website.
This project was possible thanks to the help of the Council of Europe and the European Youth Foundation.
In February, police in Zimbabwe raided a gathering of people watching a video of Middle East demonstrations, arresting everyone in the room. Some were allegedly beaten and tortured. This incident is part of a broader pattern of violence against perceived opponents of President Robert Mugabe’s ruling party.
In a new report, Human Rights Watch shows how the failure of Zimbabwe's government to investigate and prosecute politically motivated abductions, killings, and torture since the 2008 elections is fueling further violence and human rights violations.
Zimbabwe is expected to hold elections this year, and we are concerned about possible violence during that period. Many of the people who committed serious crimes during the 2008 elections continue to live in the same communities with – and sometimes next door to – their victims.
During the 2008 elections, the government, led by Mugabe’s ruling party, was responsible for abuses that led to the killing of up to 200 people, the beating and torture of 5,000 more, and the displacement of about 36,000 people. But complaints have largely been ignored by the police or have stalled in the courts. The government's failure to punish the attackers only emboldens those intent on committing politically motivated violence and torture.
