Data For Governance Alliance holds a Conference with Other Civil Societies to Highlight Human Rights Issues

Data For Governance Alliance holds a Conference with Other Civil Societies to Highlight Human Rights Issue

Data For Governance Alliance is convening a forum workshop with an aim to sensitize members on human rights issues, good leadership which needs advocacy on good leadership,transitional justice, and reconciliation methods.

Present at the occasion are various organisations including: Afro Barometer, Laws.Africa, CDD GHANA, African LU, ECOSOCC and Data For Governance Alliance.

The conference which started on Monday 5th August ends on 9th the same month.

Transitional justice mechanisms, in practice, comprise mechanisms such as truth and reconciliation commissions, reparations, and prosecutions, which can contribute to the healing and transformation of post-conflict societies.

Judiciaries and courts of law play a pivotal role in safeguarding human rights, particularly their adjudicatory role in situations where constitutionalism and rule of law are threatened. Courts play a reassuring role to societies by giving equal protection to all individuals and groups, and thus, ensuring that order is preserved in societies.

“To play that role effectively, the courts and judges must have independence and best conditions for operations. This, unfortunately, is not the case in most of the Africa continent. Judges face intimidation when making crucial decisions even when it is clear that the decisions they make are for the advancement and well-being of the society. Courts are also underfunded and, in some countries, neglected altogether. The combined effect of under-resourced courts and political interference in their functions is the decline of the rule of law, which may, as witnessed in many instances, lay the basis for descent to anarchy.” Said Hon. David Maraga Former Chief Justice of Kenya.

In almost all cases, conflict is usually preceded by the total breakdown of the rule of law and order. The collapse of institutions paves the way for conflict and widespread violence that ends up affecting lives and livelihoods. In all conflict situations, there is systematic abuse of human rights and disruption of the way of life of the affected communities. Thus, it is crucial to preserve institutions that play the key role of safeguarding human rights, primarily as a way of avoiding further conflict and ensuring progress.

Data For Governance Alliance is a consortium of CSO partners in East, Southern, and West Africa that focus on issues captured by the AU agenda.
Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.