Daily Briefs

Julius Nyerere on involving people in development, and a look at child marriage in Cameroon and what early marriage can mean for a girl’s education and future.

Wangari Maathai on the power of small acts of citizenship, and a short look at Africa’s legally binding democracy treaty and Cameroon’s role in bringing it into force.

Desmond Tutu on neutrality in the face of injustice, and a short look at why most people forced from their homes remain displaced inside their own countries.

Rosa Luxemburg on freedom for those who think differently, and a short look at how international human-rights law distinguishes freedom of opinion from freedom of expression.

Dag Hammarskjöld on practising justice consistently, and a look at Africa’s new continental convention on ending violence against women and girls.

Kofi Annan on human rights as African rights, and a short look at why birth registration can shape a child’s access to education and other rights in Cameroon.

Nelson Mandela on the power of education, and a short look at the millions of children and young people still out of school in sub-Saharan Africa.

Eleanor Roosevelt on where human rights begin, and a short look at women’s representation in African parliaments.

Martin Luther King Jr. on the reach of injustice, and a short look at what makes the Universal Declaration of Human Rights so important.