African states are worst violators of human rights � Part 1

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A speech delivered by JUSTICE KEY DINGAKE (PhD) at the 2017 Annual Jurists Conference on theme: “State “of Human Rights in Africa: Bridging the gap between Aspirations, Implementation and Enforcement” held at Serena Beach Hotel, Mombasa (November 21 -25, 2017)

Of recent I have been visiting your country regularly, undertaking several and diverse missions as a servant of the law. My singular task is to set the context of your conference by giving an overview of the state of human rights in Africa.

It is a sad reality of our time that human rights, although codified in our Constitutions, and supplemented in many international and regional instruments our governments have ratified are honoured more in breach; our governments, including ourselves as individuals, have not fully embraced the humanity of every person, in our daily interaction with each other, even as we openly acknowledge that human rights accrue to all persons equally.

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