Ubuntu-it's a word describing an African worldview, which translates as "I am because you are," and which means that individuals need other people to be fulfilled. And that is what this blog is all about.My contact details are: Ayoub Mzee- Tel +447960811614, email: swahilidiaries@yahoo.co.uk. Alternatively you can watch my program- swahili diaries on BEN TV SKY 184 or www.bentelevision.com every week Tuesdays at 10pm and Sundays at 10AM. Enjoy News stories in Photographs
Friday, 20 February 2009
Doughty Street Chambers has published issue no.17 of its 'Human Rights Bulletin' on significant human rights cases and developments at the UK, European and international levels.Subscribe to the Bulletin at:http://www.doughtystreet.co.uk/members/join/The UK Race & Europe Network (UKREN) has published its February 2009 Newsletter.View the newsletter at:http://www.runnymedetrust.org/index.php?page=uk-race-amp-europe-networkHer Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons and the Healthcare Commission have published a joint report on: 'Commissioning healthcare in prisons'.Download the report at:http://www.healthcarecommission.org.uk/_db/_documents/Commissioning_healthcare_in_prisons.pdf (pdf file, 372kb)HM Chief Inspector of Prisons has published a: 'Report on an unannounced follow-up inspection of the non-residential short- term holding facility: Birmingham International Airport'.Download the report at:http://inspectorates.homeoffice.gov.uk/hmiprisons/inspect_reports/STHF-reports/Birmingham_Airport_STHF_2008.pdf?view=Binary (pdf file, 240kb)The House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution has published: 'Surveillance: Citizens and the State'.Download the report at:http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200809/ldselect/ldconst/18/18ii.pdf (pdf file, 1.5mb)Lord Carlile of Berriew Q.C. has published his: 'Fourth report of the Independent Reviewer pursuant to section 14(3) of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005'.Download the report at:http://security.homeoffice.gov.uk/news-publications/publication-search/prevention-terrorism-act-2005/lord-carlile-fourth-report.pdf (pdf file, 1.8mb)The European Parliament has adopted a new report by the parliament's Civil Liberties Committee on conditions in detention centres for asylum seekers across the European Union (EU).Download the adopted text at:http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+TA+P6-TA-2009-0047+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN&language=EN