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Libya Serves on the UN’s Top Human Rights Body

Early this month, in one of my blog entries, I bemoaned the African Union being led by dictators and autocrats. Well, AU is not alone, Libya (of course under Gadhafi) made it to the chairmanship of the United Nations Human Rights Commission. Now discussions are underway to expel Libya from the the UN’s top human rights body.

 

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Ndumba J. Kamwanyah

Ndumba Jonnah Kamwanyah, a native of Namibia in Southern Africa, is an independent consultant providing trusted advice and capacity building through training, research, and social impact analysis to customers around the world. Mos recently Ndumba returned from a consulting assignment in Liberia in support of the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).
In his recent previous life Ndumba taught (as an Adjunct Professor) traditional justice and indigenous African political institutions in sub-Saharan Africa at the Rhode Island College-Anthropology Department.

He is very passionate about democracy development and peace-building, and considers himself as a street researcher interested in the politics of everyday life.
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