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Title:Human Rights in Africa
Author:James T Lawrence (ed)
ISBN:1590339320 : 9781590339329
Format:Hardback
Size:180x260mm
Pages:252
Weight: .681 Kg.
Published:Nova Science Publishers - April 2004
List Price: 59.99 Pounds Sterling
Availability:In Print
Subjects:Human rights: AFRICA


The existence of human rights helps secure the peace, deter aggression, promote the rule of law, combat crime and corruption, and prevent humanitarian crises. These human rights include freedom from torture, freedom of expression, press freedom, women's rights, children's rights, and the protection of minorities. The book surveys the countries of Africa and is augmented by a current bibliography and useful indexes by subject, title and author.

Contents: Preface; Part I. Angola; Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cameroon; Cape Verde; Central African Republic; Chad; Comoros; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Republic of the Congo; Cote d'Ivoire; Djibouti; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Gabon; The Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Kenya; Lesotho; Liberia; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Nigeria; Rwanda; Sao Tome and Principe; Senegal; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Somalia; South Africa; Sudan; Swaziland; Tanzania; Togo; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Part II. Special Bibliography. Part III. Indexes by Subject, Title and Author.