New from #JamesCurrey publishing next month! Party Politics and Populism in #Zambia from Sishuwa Sishuwa in available to pre-order > buff.ly/4b1E0gg

'Democracy without the pulsating lifeblood of art is a hollow shell. Without the indomitable spirit of human rights and democratisation embodied by artists like Abdullah Ibrahim, on what anchor is democracy moored?”
Daily Maverick

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Beyond the ballot: AI, voter rights & the future of elections in Africa mg.co.za/thought-leader… | Bonolo writes on how while AI offers unprecedented opportunities to strengthen democratic processes; on the other, it poses unprecedented risks to their integrity.

Our AI and Elections in Africa Conference got underway yesterday with civic activists, election observation groups, election management bodies and tech policy experts from across the continent discussing how AI can shape elections in Africa.
#AIandAfricanElections

We must develop ethical guidelines for the use of #AIinAfricanElections . Such guidelines must be in tune with our national, regional and continental standards for electoral management & human rights - Bonolo

Yiaga Africa

Dissecting AI & Voting Rights especially on data protection; how AI powered messaging, micro-targeting and machine learning can undermine voter rights and behavior in electoral process.

Badili Africa #FeminizingPoliticalSpaces AfEONet Yiaga Africa Civic Futures Initiative - Africa ELOG Kenya

1. NEW ELECTION LAWS AND PROCESS - 3 BALLOTS

Instead of having two ballots on election day (1 National and 1 Provincial) there will be 3 Ballots for the first time since 1994.

The way we vote will be different and I don't think the majority of people know that.

#UPGraduation2023 : UP Law would like to congratulate Dr Landilani Banda on his LLD graduation today.

He completed his thesis, “Heterosexual nationalism and the mischaracterization of anti-sodomy laws in Zambia”, under the supervision of Prof Frans Viljoen from CentreForHumanRights.

On this special day, we want to appreciate our partnership with the University of Pretoria, Centre for Human Rights, and Bonolo, Programme Manager of the Center for their effective activism in advancing human rights, through education, research, and advocacy.
#PNAThankfulTuesday

From Bonolo's submissions, there is so much CSOs can jointly do with the PanAfricanParliament (PAP) such as:
- To sensitize CSOs on PAP's work.
- To enable sharing of best practices on effective civil society engagement with PAP.
#AfricanVoicesforAfricanPolicy #D4GA

' #Women 's inclusion deepens the democratic legitimacy of decision-making processes.'

United Nations Human Rights Council Advisory Committee member Frans Viljoen told #HRC54 that 'unequal representation, in whatever forum, is discriminatory.'

Zimbabwe has never been democratic, please ANC SECRETARY GENERAL | Fikile Mbalula come on now!!!

Political Analyst Yolokazi Mfuto says the EFF's decision to publicly shame representatives who couldn’t secure buses ahead of the party’s 10th anniversary celebrations at FNB Stadium proves its leadership to be decisive.

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#Newzroom405

[🎙️] Bonolo provides a comparative analysis of coalitions located within a Representative Democracy 🌍🤝

#DDPPoliticalSummit23 #BuildingBridges #2024Elections #Democracyat30

Facilitating a democracy capacity building workshop as a partner of the CentreForHumanRights & the Australian High Commission Tegan Brink . Today I’m facilitating with incredible Sphamandla from Democracy Development Program and we are focusing on Electoral politics, Advocacy, lobbying and…

As the Democracy Capacity workshop continues participants share their lived experiences of what democracy means to them.

This morning the CentreForHumanRights is hosting the Democracy Capacity Building workshop.

We are privileged to have David Greyer, Deputy High Commissioner of Australian High opening this workshop.

[Opinion Piece]

by Bonolo & Nyasha Mcbride Mpani

'As Zimbabwe prepares for its upcoming elections, let us rally together, transcending party lines, to reject hate speech and derogatory language targeting women politicians.'

Read more: chr.up.ac.za/latest-news/34…

Read an opinion piece I co-authored with Bonolo on hate speech as Zim approaches election.

Equality at the ballot: Challenging hate speech against female political candidates in Zim elections newsday.co.zw/opinion-analys…

[News update]

CentreForHumanRights, UP Law University of Pretoria calls for accelerated investigation as it hosts Inaugural Thulani Maseko Memorial Democracy Lecture in Eswatini.