Workshop discussion before the presentation of the cahier de charges in the department of Nippes
Two years after the devastating January 2010 earthquake in Haiti, the country is attempting to rebuild with the help of development proposals prepared by citizens. These efforts, known as roadmaps, or “cahiers de charges,” have been endorsed by elected officials across the country as a way to demonstrate that they are listening to citizens and have set specific goals for reconstruction and development efforts.
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.”
Libyans celebrate Liberation Day in Benghazi. Photo by Megan Doherty, NDI resident program officer.
Most Libyans are eager to exercise their newfound political freedoms and participate in shaping their country’s future, but they feel disadvantaged by their lack of exposure to democratic practices and have concerns about security and their economy, according to new public opinion research undertaken by NDI.
The qualitative research project sampled citizens’ opinions through 16 focus groups in six cities in eastern, western and southern Libya from Nov. 12 to 28.
Author:
Megan Doherty
Publisher:
National Democratic Institute
Published Date:
12/16/2011
Resource Type:
Focus Group Report
Language:
English
As the people of South Sudan undertake the task of building a new nation, public opinion research conducted by NDI shows they are optimistic about South Sudan’s future while also concerned about the fundamental challenges it faces.
Author:
Traci D. Cook
Publisher:
National Democratic Institute
Published Date:
11/23/2011
Resource Type:
Focus Group
Language:
English
Author:
National Democratic Institute
Publisher:
National Democratic Institute
Published Date:
11/17/2011
Resource Type:
Press Release
Language:
English
Each episode of the program will feature a majoritarian MP from a specific region as well as the MP's counterpart from an opposition group.
To help meet a demand by Georgians for more information about their elected representatives, NDI and the Georgian Parliament are producing Your Parliament, a program of televised interviews with ruling party and opposition legislators that is provided to local TV stations.
Published Date:
10/22/2011
Resource Type:
Declaration
Language:
French
Source:
Cuba Encuentro
Article Link:
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Published Date:
11/07/2011
Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas, the 2002 recipient of NDI’s W. Averell Harriman Democracy Award and the European Parliament’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought was recently invited to the High-Level Human Rights conference in Brussels by European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek. In 1997, Payá founded the Varela Project, which uses nonviolent means to promote human rights.
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