PLANETE PAIX was among the guests at the 70th Anniversary Roundtable of the African Synod on Human Rights in Africa to contribute to the issue of human rights in Africa. This round table was initiated by the Justice and Peace Commission of the Convent of Saint Dominic, the Center for Research and Action for Peace (CERAP) and the Ivorian League of Human Rights (LIDHO) on December 10, 2018 at CERAP Cocody Mermoz.
Three topics, taken from the central theme: “What lessons can we draw from the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights for Africa? “.
The 1st : “African traditions and human rights” was treated by Dr. Francine DASSร. The second : “The realities of the application of the UDHR in Africa” โโby Me. Traorรฉ DRISSA. And finally, the third: “The prospects for improving the governance ragarding the situation of human rights and human development in Africa” by Dr. N’gouan Patrice.
Quoting Prof. OURAGA OBOU, all the participants recognized that rights in Africa are widely proclaimed, inadequately protected and constantly violated. So, 3 types of solution levers were recommended, namely:
– The institutional, political and administrative levers
– Diplomatic levers for example banchmarking
– And the civil and communication levers, the financing of Civil Society Organizations as an example.
A delegation from the NGO PLANรTE PAIX was present at the conference-dedication of the conference book Cรดte dโIvoire : Presidential election (s) by the year 202O. This delegation was led by Mr. FOFONA N’godji, President of the Adjamรฉ branch, accompanied by Mr. N’guessan Koffi Denis and Mr. Traorรฉ Mory. The conference was opened by the Foundation Representative FRIEDRICH EBERT STIFTUNG Mr. THILO Schone with a quote from Socrates “Our youth loves luxury, he makes fun of authority and has no respect for the elders … they get up when an old man comes in. They answer back to their parents and chat instead of working. “ Indeed, through this quote he wants to carry an analysis on youth. The Representative stressed that today’s youth face the employment challenge, unlike their parents. Thus, even if they are not entirely responsible for crises they can change things. We had five people at the conference table namely Dr. Malou KOUASSI Angel Aristide the author of the book “Cรดte d’Ivoire Presidential Election (s) by 2020”, Mr. ANAMAM Narcis 1st Vice President of PDCI RDA youth, Ms. Carelle letitia Goli blogger, editor and feminist and Leonelle, politician. Dr. Malou kOUASSI Angel Aristide insisted on the encouragement of the Friedrich Ebert Stifung Foundation which allowed him to write the book. The author has made a general and relevant analysis on the policy and show the stakes of the presidential elections 2020. According to the author the electoral problems are located on several levels namely the security, the educational system, the economic system etc … He added that the system is not educational but rather an informative system. The debate was open and interesting.
On the eve of October 13, 2018 local elections, PLANETE PAIX initiated, as part of its program “Peace Digital Elections, a conference on the issue: “Local Elections: What issues and challenges for Young People in Cรดte d’Ivoire? “. Mr. Hervรฉ Dalmas KOKOU, Director of Amnesty International Cote dโIvoire, the speaker of the day noted the need for young people to go to information in general and to learn about the electoral process. Moreover, according to him, young people represent the highest rate in terms of percentage. As a result, they must become aware of their role and their weight in the political and electoral game. Mr. Hervรฉ Dalmas KOKOU, highlighted two issues related to local elections namely, political issues and economic issues.
