Human rights implementation and compliance : prospects for realising the AU convention on internally dosplayced persons in Uganda

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University of Pretoria

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Africa is home to more than 40% of the world’s population of internally displaced persons (IDPs).4 IDPs, according to the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement5, are persons or groups of persons who have been forced to leave their homes or places of habitual residence as a result of – or in order to avoid the effects of – armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights, natural disasters or human-made disasters, and who have not crossed an internationally recognised state border.

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Thesis (LLM (Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa)) -- University of Pretoria, 2010.
A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Law University of Pretoria, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Masters of Law (LLM in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa). Prepared under the supervision of Mr. S Tindifa at the Faculty of Law, Makerere University, Uganda. 2010.

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UCTD, Displaced persons, Habitual residence, Armed conflict, Generalized violence, Violations of human rights, Natural disasters, Human-made disasters

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Whittaker, N 2010, 'Human rights implementation and compliance : prospects for realising the AU convention on internally dosplayced persons in Uganda', University of Pretoria, Faculty of Law, Centre for Human Rights.