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Human rights defenders meet in Côte d’Ivoire

    ABIDJAN

    Amnesty International’s (AI) African chapters meet in Grand Bassam, some 40 km east of the Ivorian capital, Abidjan, from Wednesday to Saturday to discuss human rights issues in Africa and elsewhere.

    Among the topics they will discuss is the role of AIs newly-formed “ECOWAS group”, set up to lobby the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) secretariat and member states on human rights issues, including education and torture.

    AI said the participants would also present their ideas on how to strengthen ties with NGOs in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) region in promoting respect for human rights.

    A major area of discussion will be the proliferation of weapons in Africa. Delegates will discuss ways to halt the trade in arms and other military and police equipment which, AI said, “are used to kill, maim and torture thousands of men, women and children in Africa each year”.

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