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Theme: Freedom of Information and Women's Rights in Africa/Theme: Liberte de l'Information et Droits de la Femme en Afrique.

Publication: Femnet News
Publication Date: 01-MAY-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Theme: Freedom of Information and Women's Rights in Africa/Theme: Liberte de l'Information et Droits de la Femme en Afrique.(Editorial)

Article Excerpt
The right to Freedom of Information (FOI) has been overlooked in many African countries despite it being the foundation of all other human rights. Free access to Information remains a highly debatable issue in many countries, yet many people have made wrong decisions because they lacked accurate information. For the African woman, lack of FOI has negated her potential to contribute towards solving problems that the continent faces, such as disease, disasters and political instabilities.

The right to Freedom of information is even guaranteed in Article 19 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and also enshrined in the International Convention of Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), to which many African countries are party to this convention. Access to information is very important in any democratic nation because it enhances the role of women as advocates of change in matters affecting society such as peace building, democracy environmental sustainability,...

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