Report on the human rights situation in East and Horn of Africa region, presented at the 46th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, held between the 11th and the 25th of November 2009, in Banjul, The Gambia.
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“When you plant a seed, you have the faith that it will grow. I left, but I had the faith that this network would grow, and its growth has exceeded my expectations.”
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