What should the international community do now that the Burmese generals have blatantly ignored calls from around the world for free, fair, and inclusive elections?
Posts Tagged “democracy”
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Posted in: Asia, Governance & Accountability
Topics: Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, democracy, elections, Maureen Aung-Thwin, Myanmar
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It’s not just the Tea Party, corporate titans, and Comedy Central wise guys who are engaging American voters. There's a vast universe of people working out of the spotlight, engaging in nonpartisan get-out-the-vote drives with people of color, immigrant, youth, and low-income communities.
Posted in: Education & Youth, Rights & Equality, United States
Topics: Arab American Institute Foundation, Bill Vandenberg, Democracia-USA, democracy, Election Day, elections, Hip Hop Caucus, League of Young Voters Education Fund, National Korean American Service and Education Consortium, Rock the Vote, United States Student Association Foundation, voter participation, Voting, Youth Engagement Fund
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When two bombs exploded in Nigeria’s capital on October 1, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta arrived at the very center of the country’s turbulent politics.
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Increased censorship, restrictive election laws, and a spotty human rights record: Despite these failings does Ukraine still have a shot at joining the European Union?
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Recent research offers a rare glimpse into U.S. and EU military dealings in the region, which prioritize security and energy over democratic governance and human rights.
Posted in: Asia, Europe, Governance & Accountability, United States
Topics: Austria, Central Asia, democracy, energy, EU, Germany, human rights, Kazakhstan, natural resources, oil, security, transparency, US military, Uzbekistan
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With elections coming up in Burma, will the European Union stand up to the country's ruling military junta and set the stage for a democratic opening?
Posted in: Asia, Europe, Governance & Accountability, Rights & Equality
Topics: Burma, democracy, elections, EU, Myanmar, Neil Campbell, transparency
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In Eastern Burma, more than 3,500 villages have been destroyed in the past 15 years and hundreds of thousands of ethnic minorities continue to be used as slave labor. Author Zoya Phan aims to move others to take action for human rights in her homeland.
Posted in: Asia, Rights & Equality
Topics: Amy Weil, Burma, democracy, human rights, Zoya Phan
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What the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) contributed to American society should not be understated. They not only changed policy, they changed a culture.
Posted in: Education & Youth, Rights & Equality, United States
Topics: antidiscrimination, civil rights, democracy, Patricia Jerido, SNCC
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At last week’s Council of Europe conference "Safeguards for Free Media: Promoting Effective Guarantees for Freedom of Expression in the South Caucasus, Moldova and Ukraine," the timidity of Council officials was much in evidence.
Posted in: Europe, Governance & Accountability, Media & Arts
Topics: Council of Europe, democracy, journalism, Mark Thompson, OSCE
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Imagine a country where a media mogul who controls the top three networks becomes prime minister and then systematically dismantles the independence of the public broadcasting service. That’s basically what has happened in Italy.
Posted in: Europe, Governance & Accountability, Media & Arts
Topics: Darian Pavli, democracy, Italy, media freedom, media independence, Silvio Berlusconi