Author:
Laura L. Thornton
Publisher:
National Democratic Institute
Published Date:
01/17/2012
Resource Type:
Report
Language:
English
Author:
National Democratic Institute
Publisher:
National Democratic Institute
Published Date:
12/15/2011
Resource Type:
Press Release
Language:
English
Source:
The Washington Post
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Published Date:
12/29/2011
David Kramer, president of Freedom House, one of organizations raided by Egyptian security forces on Dec. 29, writes that the raids were an unprecendented assault and that the timing — just days before the final round of lower parliament elections — is noteworthy. Kramer also writes that Egypt's military has "hijacked the revolution," and the international community must respond to the raids, suggesting the United States threaten to end military assistance in Egypt until "such behavior ceases."
A muncipal councilor in Koulikoro meets with her constituents during the small group portion of the forum.
In Mali, a new series of citizen forums aims to solve community problems and incorporate women as full partners in the process.
Source:
Los Angeles Times
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Published Date:
12/21/2011
Author Sarah Chayes highlights a conversation she had with a newly elected member of the Tunisian parliament in this Los Angeles Times editorial. Chayes illustrates the interactions between the left-leaning and secular opposition member and his constituents as well as the questions he grapples with regarding governance in Tunisia.
Yemen News Agency | Link to story »
Vice President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi met on Friday Leslie Campbell, Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa at the National Democratic Institute.
During the meeting, Hadi said that the signing of the Gulf-brokered initiative and its implementation mechanism and the presidential decree of the formation of a national government will contribute to the end of the political crisis.
Pakistan Observer | Link to story »
A delegation of National Democratic Institute (NDI) headed by Mr. Kenneth Wollack, President NDI, Friday called on President Asif Ali Zardari at Aiwan-e-Sadr.
A group of activists gathered outside the senate just moments before initial passage of the law.
A landmark anti-discrimination law, described by one supporter as “an homage to equality,” was signed into law last month by Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos. For the first time, it levies prison sentences for acts of discrimination on the basis of ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation or nationality.
The law is “a form of justice,” said President Santos. “It was time to get tough on this and to ensure the protection of the rights of those discriminated against.”
Source:
Foreign Policy
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Published Date:
12/16/2011
James Traub's column, which includes a quote from NDI President Ken Wollack, grapples with the concept that "elections don't make a democracy, but they can make a democratic citizenry."
Source:
The Washington Post
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Published Date:
12/16/2011
Natan Sharansky, chairman of the Executive of the Jewish Agency and author of The Case for Democracy, writes that, in response to recent Egyptian elections, Western support for democracy in Egypt should focus on a free civil society and not a policy that considers Egyptian democracy's end as "already in sight."
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