The Role and Challenges of Civil Society Engagement in Post-election Disputes Resolution

21-23 July 2008, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

The conference will have participants drawn from both Governmental and Non-Governmental bodies from across the continent, and is aimed at discussing the increasingly worrying problem of post-election disputes and how civil society can play a role in their resolution. It is hoped that the conference will come up with recommendations regarding the following:

  • Appropriate roles and opportunities for civil society engagement in the resolution of post-election; disputes
  • Appropriate mechanisms for civil society engagement in the resolution of post-election disputes;
  • A recognition by both continental and regional organizations of the roles that civil society can play in post-election disputes resolution and the creation of the necessary and appropriate frameworks for such engagements across the continent.
 
 

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