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Civil Society Speaks on the Jos Crisis
BACKGROUND Around 17 January 2010, there occurred a confrontation between some members of different communities living in Jos, the capital of Plateau State in north-central Nigeria. Within 48 hours, this incident had escalated into mass violence, in which residents from different communities in the city systematically attacked one another with a range of dangerous weapons. The violence assumed identity-based dimensions with possible mass atrocity crimes, resulting in the killing of hundreds and the displacement of tens of thousands. Many of the displaced are scattered across up to 36 camps around the city. Others are encamped in neighbouring communities within and outside Plateau State. This time, the mobilization of violence was aided by the transmission of hate messages through mobile telephones. |
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Civil Society Organisation's: A Call for the Defence of Constitutional Democracy in Nigeria  From left to right, Dr.Ayokunle Fagbemi,Exec.Director(CESPERD),Dr. Jibrin Ibrahim,Director CDD and Prof.Oumar Ndongo,Sec.Gen.of WACSOF at the press conference. Following the on-going political impasse in the country the Centre for Democracy and Development brought together other civil society organisations,the press and the general public to a press conference on the 22nd of January 2010 at the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja were the following pronouncement was made. |
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Goal Our goal is to serve as the ultimate catalyst in the transformation of the West African sub-continent into an integrated, economically vibrant and democratically governed community that assures holistic security to the population and is capable of permanent peaceful conflict management. |
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Core Values *Inclusion *Pluralism *Diversity *Tolerance *Accountability *Humility *Integrity *Transparency *Openness *Freedom of expression *Social responsibility *Commitment to feminist principles and *Culture of collegiality without compromising professionalism. |
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Mission Statement To be the prime catalyst and facilitator for strategic analysis and capacity building for sustainable democracy and development in West Africa. |
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