Amnesty International established the Special Programme on Africa (SPA) in June 1994. Through this programme, the organisation aims to find a more effective response to the human rights crisis in Africa. The SPA aims to contribute to
- The growth of human rights activism in Africa, with an emphasis on making human rights work in and for rural communities;
- Innovation of Amnesty’s strategies and methods as a means of increasing their effectiveness and making a meaningful contribution to promoting, protection, respect and fulfilment of human rights.
The SPA has produced the following resources, which are available on its Web site:
- Ukweli handbook on monitoring and reporting human rights violations
- Ben ni Walen – Mobilising for human rights using participatory theatre
- The facilitators’ guide : training on monitoring and documenting HRV
- Siniko : towards a human rights culture in Africa
- Mapping for human rights
- Human rights volunteers in Liberia : lessons learned
- Haki Zetu, ESC rights in practice, a handbook
