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News Archive

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No Country is immune to Human Rights violations
Released:  16 December 2004

10th December Human Rights Day Message from the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Don McKinnon
Released:  9 December 2004
When the Nigerian political activist and writer Ken Saro-Wiwa was hanged along with eight other Ogoni leaders by the Abacha regime in 1995, Commonwealth leaders, who were meeting in New Zealand, immediately took action to suspend Nigeria from the association.

New Publication: 'Gender Human Rights in the Commonwealth'
Released:  28 October 2004

Deputy Secretary-General opens Senior Law Officials Meeting
Released:  18 October 2004

Education, Training and Research Key to Developing Human Rights
Released:  23 September 2004

Focus on Gender and Human Rights
Released:  12 February 2004