Sunday, May 22, 2005

'Crime is keeping Africa in shackles' / IOL, 21 May 2005

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=84&art_id=vn20050521093552890C690785
Beauregard Tromp
"Crime in Africa is leaving the continent shackled in its bid to stave off poverty and protect the most vulnerable section of its population - its youth. As many as 56 percent of children have seen someone killed in front of them and a further 80 percent have lost an immediate family member."

Why Fighting Crime Can Assist Development in Africa: Rule of Law and Protection of the Most Vulnerable
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- http://www.unodc.org/pdf/ART_full_report.pdf