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	AI REPORT 1997: Togo (the Togolese Republic)
		Edem Kodjo of the Union togolaise pour la démocratie (utd), Togolese Union for Democracy, was replaced as Prime Minister by Kwassi Klutsé.
		Alfred Adomayakpor, former Director of the national police and military adviser to Edem Kodjo, was arrested in July and detained for more than three months for allegedly producing a pamphlet calling on the army to rebel.
		Also in July, Claude Gumedzoe, a jeweller, and Sergeant Augustin Ihou of the Togolese Armed Forces, were arrested by members of the gendarmerie because of their links with Dr David Ihou, a former Minister of Health living in exile in Benin.
	www.amnesty.org /ailib/aireport/ar97/AFR57.htm (659 words)

	Togo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Togolese Republic is a country in West Africa, bordering Ghana in the west, Benin in the east and Burkina Faso in the north.
		Despite allegations of electoral fraud, Eyadéma won 57% of the votes in the 2003 elections, which international observers from the African Union described as generally free and transparent.
		For many Togolese, there was little optimism for the future and a prevailing sense of déjà vu as Eyadéma extended his record as Africa's longest-serving ruler.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Togolese_Republic (1869 words)

	Togo -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		It was, however, only a perfunctory strike against (Exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of the weaker country's resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger country) colonialism: Togo remained heavily dependent on the West.
		Grunitzky fled the country and was killed in a car crash in the (A republic in western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; one of the most prosperous and politically stable countries in Africa) Ivory Coast.
		(A republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea) Ghana lies to the west, (A country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control) Benin to the east.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/to/togo.htm (2242 words)

	FTR 2002 / UN Treaty Bodies
		The aim of this agreement is to promote, facilitate and organize the voluntary repatriation of Togolese refugees who were obliged to leave the country as a result of the social and political disorders which occurred during the period of transition to democracy.
		The Togolese justice system has not yet heard a typical case of torture.However, there have been many cases recorded under the qualification of wilful violence and which cannot be treated as cases of torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.
		Mindful of this fact, three years after adopting the Basic Law of the Fourth Republic, it embarked upon the process that was to lead to the vote on the organizational laws concerning the status of the judiciary, an indispensable step in guaranteeing the independence and proper functioning of the judicial system.
	www.hri.ca /fortherecord2002/documentation/tbodies/ccpr-c-tgo-2001-3.htm (9025 words)

	Togo
		Republic of Togo, République Togolaise, République du Togo
		Red: it is the symbol of the blood which was shed by Togolese people for Independence and of the blood which will be shed by the sons of the Nation in order to protect its integrity and sovereignty against all agressors.
		So that the Togolese Nation may live forever, this star, through its reign -- the pentameter reign dear to Pythagoras -- will endow the Togolese with the life and strength necessary for their inner development and external blossoming.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/tg.html (1035 words)

	Togo - Amnesty International (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		While recognizing that “a significant number of measures had been taken by the Togolese authorities”, the EU stated in November that “a number of points continue to give rise to concern especially as regards the restoration of democracy”.
		Prison sentences were abolished for several offences including causing offence to the President of the Republic, the President of the National Assembly and other senior establishment figures; and defamation.
		A mission mandated by the EU to verify the implementation of the undertakings given by the Togolese authorities was denied access to this group of detainees while visiting Lomé civil prison.
	web.amnesty.org /report2005/tgo-summary-eng (803 words)

	Togo. In: Amnesty International Report 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Nine Togolese refugees, including Lawson Akouete Latévi, Messa Kokou Paul and Seke Koudjo, were handed over to the Togolese authorities by the Ghanaian authorities at the end of 1997.
		In September 1999, the Togolese authorities started legal proceedings against Pierre Sané, AI's Secretary General, and summoned him to appear before an investigative magistrate of the High Court in Lomé for ''a possible indictment for contempt, incitement to revolt, dissemination of false news and conspiracy against the external security of the state''.
		For the past 10 years the Togolese authorities have failed to respond effectively to the public demand for an end to impunity for human rights violations.
	www.web.amnesty.org /web/ar2001.nsf/webafrcountries/TOGO?OpenDocument (1704 words)

	Togo. In: Amnesty International Report 2000
		The Togolese authorities, whose security forces have committed human rights violations for three decades, did nothing to bring those responsible to justice and continued to enjoy impunity.
		In October AI met the Togolese ambassador to the USA, after sending an open letter to the Togolese authorities stressing that AI remained open to dialogue but that human rights are not negotiable.
		In October, the Togolese government issued an invitation to the UN and Organization of African Unity to establish the international commission of inquiry.
	www.amnestyusa.org /countries/togo/document.do?id=E65734AE33693019802568E400729F46 (1994 words)

	UNODC - Bulletin on Narcotics - 1969 Issue 1 - 003
		The Togolese Republic, which became independent on 27 April 1960, is a territory in West Africa, 56,000 km
		With regard to relations between suppliers and importers, it must first of all be made clear that the Togolese Republic neither produces nor manufactures nor exports narcotic drugs.
		Until the last few years, the Togolese authorities had no knowledge of any illicit traffic in cannabis in their territory.
	www.unodc.org /unodc/ru/bulletin/bulletin_1969-01-01_1_page004.html (3116 words)

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	www.un.org /esa/gopher-data/conf/fwcw/conf/jou/13165503.txt (2775 words)

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		The Head of the Togolese State had established a national commission for human rights in 1987, which was a decisive step towards the restoration of a rule of law in the country.
		A Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic, speaking in right of reply, said that it was unfortunate that Israel was celebrating "Land Day", while many Arabs were deprived of land and houses.
		There is a note by the Secretariat on the situation of human rights in Cuba (document E/CN.4/2003/36) which refers to a resolution that requested the High Commissioner to take steps necessary to send a personal representative with a view to cooperation between the Office and the Government of Cuba in the implementation of the resolution.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/AllDocsByUNID/23963c22a613063985256cfa0075a9b4 (7011 words)

	Togo - News - Diastode
		The intervention of West African leaders to force the Togolese military to follow Togo's Constitution was merely the postponement of the inevitable showdown between the 'Gnassigbes' and of the North and the 'Olympios' and of the South.
		October 26, 2002 - The Togolese are voting on Sunday to elect a new parliament, but the main opposition parties are not taking part in the poll, which they have described as an "electoral farce".
		November 23, 2001 - Togolese newspapers this week directed most of their editorial towards the forthcoming general elections to be held on 10 March 2002.
	www.diastode.org /Nouvelles/content.html (2081 words)

	A short history of Togo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Elections in 1958 are won by Sylvanus Épiphanio Olympio of the Comité de l'Unité Togolais (Togolese Unity Committee, CUT).
		In 1960 a smooth transition leads to the end of the trusteeship and independence as the Togolese Republic, a presidential democracy with Olympio as president.
		In generally free and fair parliamentary elections in 1994 the allied opposition parties Union Togolais pour la Démocratie (Togolese Union for Democracy, UTD) and the centrist Comité d'Action pour le Renouveau (Action Committee for Renewal, CAR) together win a narrow majority.
	www.electionworld.org /history/togo.htm (537 words)

	Togo. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Parliament subsequently approved the move and amended the constitution to avoid a new election.
		These moves were protested internationally and sparked confrontations between Togolese demonstrators and police; Togo also was threatened with the loss of foreign aid.
		Under pressure Gnassingbé agreed at the end of the month to step down, and Abass Bonfoh was appointed interim president until a presidential election could be held.
	bartleby.com /65/to/Togo.html (1179 words)

	PolicyTexts/ECOWAS-1.htm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		At the invitation of His Excellency Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, a mini summit of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government was held in Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria, on 27 March 2000, within the context of accelerating the regional integration process in West Africa.
		Declaring the summit open, the President of the Republic of Mali, His Excellency Alpha Oumar Konare thanked the Heads of State and Government for their constant attachment to ECOWAS, and welcomed the manifest commitment of all Member States to intensifying the pace of regional integration in West Africa.
		For the Republic of Benin For the Republic of Niger
	esa.un.org /ffd/policydb/PolicyTexts/ECOWAS-1.htm (2082 words)

	Togo - IBWiki
		This 'state' was very near to the frontline of the fighting between PDSRB and Togolese forces, and Togolese troops immediately attacked the Ewe State.
		On 22 May Togolese forces launched a massive frontal attack supported by units of the Gold Coast Army (who had entered at the request of the Togolese government), and on 23 May Upper Voltan army units entered too, and the PDSRB fell on 26 May.
		Though the newly reconstituted Togolese Republic is not communist, close ties are maintained with the CSDS
	ib.frath.net /w/Togo (1191 words)

	Amnesty International 1999 Annual Report on Togo (the Togolese Republic)
		In the Yoto, Mathieu Kegbe Koffi, a representative of the opposition Comité d'action pour le renouveau (car), Action Committee for Renewal, was killed in September in front of his family by an armed group, including rpt supporters and men in uniform.
		Scores of people, including Togolese refugees extradited from Ghana, opposition party supporters, students and journalists were detained without charge or trial during the year.
		All nine refugees handed over by Ghana to the Togolese authorities were tortured in Lomé; civil prison and severely beaten when they arrived at Kara prison.
	www.amnesty.org /ailib/aireport/ar99/afr57.htm (1420 words)

	CPJ Protests: 2002
		The police acted on orders from Interior Minister Sizing Walla, who accused the pro-opposition weekly of publishing "offensive comments" after an article in that week's edition reported that two Togolese Armed Forces agents had assaulted a mechanic who was suspected of theft, local sources say.
		Press Code provisions that allow authorities to censor publications and broadcasts containing "offensive" or "controversial" content clearly violate the right of press freedom, which is specifically guaranteed by Togo's Constitution.
		We therefore urge you to do everything within your power to repeal the Press Code of 2000, to stop censoring independent news organizations, and to allow Togolese journalists to practice their profession without fear of reprisal.
	www.cpj.org /protests/02ltrs/Togo16apr02pl.html (673 words)

	Title: TOGO – Amity and Economic Relations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		WHEREAS a treaty of amity and economic relations between the United States of America and the Togolese Republic was signed by their respective plenipotentiaries at Lomé on February 8, 1966, the original of which treaty, in the English and French languages, is word for word as follows:
		The United States of America and the Togolese Republic, desirous of promoting friendly relations between their peoples and of encouraging mutually beneficial trade and closer economic intercourse generally, have resolved to conclude a Treaty of Amity and Economic Relations, and have appointed as their Plenipotentiaries:
		WHEREAS the treaty was duly ratified by the President of the United States of America on October 6, 1966, in pursuance of the advice and consent of the Senate, and was duly ratified on the part of the Togolese Republic on August 25, 1966;
	www.marad.dot.gov /Programs/Treaties/Togo.html (1932 words)

	Untitled Document
		Furthermore, any Member State that fails to comply with the decisions and policies of the Union may be subjected to other sanctions, such as the denial of transport and communications links with other Member States, and other measures of a political and economic nature to be determined by the Assembly.
		The Headquarters of the Union shall be in Addis Ababa in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
		There may be established such other offices of the Union as the Assembly may, on the recommendation of the Executive Council, determine.
	www.africa-union.org /About_AU/Constitutive_Act.htm (3103 words)

	TOGO FACTS AND INFORMATION
		The Togolese Republic is a country in West_Africa, bordering Ghana in the west, Benin in the east and Burkina_Faso in the north.
		President Sylvanus_Olympio, who took office as soon as Togo gained independence in 1960, was overthrown by 626 Togolese veterans of the French army.
		When Olympio refused to allow the veterans, many of whom had fought in Indochina and Algeria, to join Togo's army, they deposed him in a military coup on January_13, 1963.
	www.gottagetflowers.com /Togo (1776 words)

	Statement by Togo at the International Conference on Financing for Development; Monterrey, Mexico; 21 March 2002
		It is a great honour for me to address this assembly on behalf of the President of the Togolese Republic, His Excellency Mr.
		At a time when we are trying to make regionalization more profitable, Africa needs to optimize its efforts to make industrial investments profitable and to set up infrastructures that will make it possible for there to be economies of scale and make our economic areas more homogenous.
		The Togolese Government appeals to the international community and the wealthy countries to increase their direct investments, portfolio investments and official development assistance for Africa.
	www.un.org /ffd/statements/togoE.htm (1553 words)

	ECOWAS Summit Final Communique - 11 April 2001 - Sierra Leone Web
		Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS met in an extraordinary sesssion in Abuja on 11 April 2001 under the chairmanship of His Excellency Alpha Oumar Konare, current Chairman of the Authority, President of the Republic of Mali, to discuss the security situation in West Africa.
		Minister of the Interior of the Republic of the Gambia representing the President
		The Heads of State and Government expressed gratitude to the Republic of Guinea for the warm and generous hospitality which it continues to extend to these refugees.
	www.sierra-leone.org /ecowas041101.html (1344 words)

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