Torture is probably one of the most common forms of human rights violations everywhere. Those held in detention frequently experience torture in many different forms. But it can be prevented.

This film, made by Jenny Morgan working with Abahlali baseMjondolo, is about the shackdwellers' struggles – for rights of tenure, for decent sanitation and to be allowed to stay in their neighbourhood.

Fahamu is pleased to be able to publish Pambazuka – Participative Training in Human Rights, developed by the Kenya Human Rights Commission.

This course aims to develop the skills of conducting and reporting impartial and accurate research into human rights abuses. It will be of benefit to anybody in NGOs and other groups promoting rights-based advocacy or seeking to defend human rights.

This short introductory course provides a grounding in the basic principles of human rights. It also introduces participants to the international and regional conventions and instruments which encode human rights.

The winner of the 2009 Radio for Peacebuilding Africa Awards, Crossroads is a six-episode serial radio drama exploring issues related to the African Union Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People's Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa.