Resources

Guide to Organizing an Effective Electoral Campaign, Haiti, October 2005

A Media Guidebook for Women: Finding Your Public Voice

This book primarily addresses women political candidates and women in public life interested in building or strengthening their skills in media presentation. It provides practical guidance on how to conduct a meaningful interview and deliver an inspiring speech.

Handling the Media

This toolkit provides organizations with tips, tools, and ideas on how to handle media - related situations, such as requests for interviews, press statements, and media crises. Recommendations are also made on how organizations can use the media to send out clear messages about project goals and achievements.

Democratic Oversight of Police Forces, Mechanisms for Accountability and Community Policing

This handbook is intended to help policymakers and others understand the various institutional contributions necessary to ensure that police forces operate in a manner consistent with democratic standards. Through case studies and expert analysis, Democratic Oversight of Police Forces outlines methods for ensuring police accountability as well as conducting effective community policing initiatives.

The Role and Effectiveness of the Ombudsman Institution

This paper provides an overview of the oversight function of the office of the ombudsman. It compares as a variety of common characteristics between ombudsman offices around the world including the powers and design of these offices, legal framework for their establishment, and the implementation of their responsibilities.