Article: Burundi draft constitution approved amid Tutsi boycott

Article: Tutsi parties oppose draft Burundian constitution
Xinhua News Agency;  September 19, 2004 ;     315 words ...Tutsi parties oppose draft Burundian constitution...court to throw out a draft constitution adopted by both...early August. Yet 10 Tutsi parties and one extremist...20 to approve the draft constitution for the country...

Article: Burundian Tutsi ministers begin indefinite boycott of all Cabinet meetings scheduled to discuss draft constitution
AP Worldstream;  September 3, 2004 ;     423 words ......BUJUMBURA, Burundi Tutsi ministers of Burundi...scheduled to discuss a draft constitution because they want...together with nine other Tutsi parties rejected a power sharing...parties say their Tutsi members should also...scheduled to discuss the draft constitution. The ...

Article: Nigeria Publishes 1995 Draft Constitution
Xinhua English Newswire;  November 13, 1998 ;     241 words ......Friday published the country's 1995 draft constitution, two days after the government inaugurated...national debate on the constitution. The draft constitution was worked out by the Constitutional...Abubakar has promised to publish the draft constitution for national debate before it ...

Article: Rwandans debate draft constitution
AP Worldstream;  November 8, 2002 ;     456 words ......during the 1994 genocide to debate a draft constitution that spells out the sharing of power...Government of National Unity. The draft constitution proposes the creation of a 36-member...sectarian and ethnic divisions. The draft constitution makes specific provisions to ensure...

Article: Kenya's president praise parliament for endorsing a draft constitution _ despite protests
AP Worldstream;  July 22, 2005 ;     499 words ......Mwai Kibaki on Friday insisted a draft constitution pushed through parliament by his...midnight Thursday to approve the draft constitution after three days of violent demonstrations...allies pushed through changes in the draft constitution. The attorney general will now make...

Article: Bhutanese refugees in Nepal take to streets against draft constitution
The Hindustan Times;  July 23, 2006 ;     436 words ......bordering Nepal, to oppose the draft constitution and mobilize international public...monarchy. "We are not against the draft constitution but we are against the contents of the draft constitution because draft constitution is...

Article: Kosovo leaders sign draft constitution
Xinhua News Agency;  April 7, 2008 ;     458 words ...Kosovo leaders sign draft constitution PRISTINA, April 7 (Xinhua...leaders on Monday signed the draft constitution, which determines Serbia...Following the signing, the draft constitution needs formal approval by...

Article: No Violence in Zimbabwe's Referendum on Draft Constitution
Xinhua English Newswire;  February 13, 2000 ;     289 words ......Zimbabwe's first referendum on the draft constitution by Saturday evening, police said...either adopt or reject the proposed draft constitution started peacefully throughout the...urging Zimbabweans to vote "No" in the draft constitution referendum. However, Deputy Chairperson...

Article: POLITICS-ZIMBABWE: DRAFT CONSTITUTION UNDER FIRE
Inter Press Service English News Wire;  December 8, 1999 ;     700+ words ......millennium march" to reject Zimbabwe's draft constitution kickstarts the race to next year...mobilize Zimbabweans to reject the draft constitution which has been dismissed by civic...is too early to say. Although the draft constitution has been widely condemned in the...

Article: Iraqi President hopes agreement on draft constitution
Xinhua News Agency;  August 25, 2005 ;     250 words ...Iraqi President hopes agreement on draft constitution BAGHDAD, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi...with Sunni Arabs over the country's draft constitution as the midnight deadline drew near...made to reach a consensus over the draft constitution during the coming hours," Talabani...

Article: Nepali ruling communist party to release draft constitution
Xinhua News Agency;  March 1, 2009 ;     235 words ......ruling communist party to release draft constitution KATHMANDU, March 2 (Xinhua) -- The...UCPN-M) is all set to release its draft constitution for public debates, local newspaper...UCPN-M has been preparing its own draft constitution on the basis of its commitment made...

Article: Sri Lankan Govt to Present Draft Constitution in 3 Months
Xinhua English Newswire;  January 20, 2000 ;     262 words ......decided on Thursday to present a draft constitution in Parliament in three months to...has pledged support to improve the draft constitution, said the radio. Ranil Wickremesinghe...government should include in the draft constitution UNP proposals relating to the establishment...

Article: Iraq's biggest Sunni party takes swipe at draft constitution
Xinhua News Agency;  August 24, 2005 ;     383 words ......biggest Sunni party takes swipe at draft constitution BAGHDAD, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Iraq...Islamic Party, Tuesday condemned a draft constitution that was presented to the Iraqi National...to participate in discussing the draft constitution," the party said in a statement...

Article: Iraqi parliament cancels session to vote on draft constitution
Xinhua News Agency;  August 25, 2005 ;     167 words ......parliament cancels session to vote on draft constitution BAGHDAD, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- The...Thursday to vote on the country's draft constitution, an Iraqi official said. "The parliament...media department told reporters. The draft constitution was presented to the parliament on...