101. Human Rights & Human Welfare · Review Digest The military offensive by uganda s government has worsened the situation and Attributes the sustained conflict in northern uganda to the government s http://www.du.edu/gsis/hrhw/digest/terrorism/uganda/abduction.htm

Working Papers Review Digest Review Essays Book Notes ... Civil and Political Rights Abductions US Foreign Policy Uzbekistan About HRHW Mailing List Abductions 2004. "Northern Uganda Alarms UN." The New Vision UN's Jan Egeland describes the situation in northern Uganda as the worst in the World and not producing the global outcry it should. Believes that there is a conspiracy of silence over the war that has caused several deaths and abductions. Jo Becker. 2003. "Uganda: Drop Treason Charges against Child Abductees." Human Rights Watch. http://hrw.org/press/2003/03/uganda030403.htm. Treason is a very serious charge and should not be used against children who have been abducted by force and compelled to commit acts of violence. The government should immediately drop treason charges and ensure that the boys in question have access to rehabilitation assistance. Charging children under 17 years of age and who have been abducted by rebels to fight against the government with treason defeats the purpose of fighting to free abducted children from the rebels. Jo Becker, Tony Tate, Lois Whitman and Jemera Rone. 2003. "Uganda, Stolen Children Abduction and Recruitment in Northern Uganda." Human Rights Watch.

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103. Local Level Capacity Strengthening, Guelph/Ontario, Jinga/Uganda (Uganda) A partnership program between the local governments of Guelph, Ontario and Jinja, uganda as a cooperative initiative to improve the quality of community life. http://www.unesco.org/most/africa9.htm

This Best Practice is one of the Best Practices for Human Settlements presented in the MOST Clearing House Best Practices Database. Local Level Capacity Strengthening in Guelph/Ontario and in Jinga/Uganda Uganda Keywords: Background This partnership program was established between the local governments of Guelph, Ontario and Jinja, Uganda as a co-operative initiative to improve the quality of community life in a sustainable way. It has provided the opportunity for two different cultures, political climates and economical and industrial bases to work toward a sharing of ideas, methods and procedures of staff training and administration and ways of enhancing community life. The partnership has met its objectives. The program has had and continues to have a significant impact on key areas such as governance, community participation and environmental protection. Narrative This partnership program was established as a co-operative initiative with local governments, namely, The City of Guelph, Ontario and Jinja, Uganda to improve the quality of community life in a sustainable way. It has provided the opportunity for two different cultures, political climates, and economical and industrial bases to work toward a sharing of ideas methods and procedures of staff training and administration and ways of enhancing community involvement. Jinja is the second largest city in Uganda, on the shores of Lake Victoria, approximately 100 miles from the capital City of Kampala. It has a population of 65,000 that swells to 100,000 during the day, when trade and commerce is active.

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