Democracy
Democracy is a form of government in which the people have the authority to choose their governing legislators. The decisions on who is considered part of the people and how authority is shared among or delegated by the people have changed over time and at different speeds in different countries, but they have included more and more of the inhabitants of all countries. Cornerstones include freedom of assembly and speech, inclusiveness and equality, membership, consent, voting, right to life and minority rights. The notion of democracy has evolved over time considerably, and, generally, the two current types of democracy are …
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RDI: Renew Democracy Initiative · 5 December 2024 English
This past Tuesday, South Koreans went to bed living in a democracy and woke up in a dictatorship. Late that evening, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol surprised the world by declaring martial law. Arguing …
Tuesday, South Koreans went to bed living in a democracy and woke up in a dictatorship. Late that evening …
IOM: International Organization for Migration · 4 December 2024 English
Legal and policy frameworks in place on the use of alternatives to detention The right to liberty is recognized by all primary international human rights instruments, including the Universal Declaration …
People of Niger to the principles of pluralist democracy and human rights as defined by the regional and … 2020: Togo (US Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor). 330 OMCT, Rapport sur …
NYU: New York University · 4 December 2024 English
Former US officials working on Georgian-US relations condemn violent crackdown on protesters in Tbilisi and recommend US policy measures. The post Open Letter on Georgia from Former US Diplomats appeared …
Saskatchewan School Boards Association · 4 December 2024 English
➢ In 2016 we renewed and aligned the SSBA’s Vision 2025 and Plan with the Education Sector Strategic Plan (ESSP) and then eventually the Provincial Education Plan (PEP). [...] Values …
Ongoing Advocacy Highlights Local Government & Democracy Ongoing Healthy Safe Communities = Healthy Safe …
LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 3 December 2024 English
EU commitments limit the space for governments to implement their own political priorities. Sergio Scandizzo argues that while these commitments often have positive effects, they have led to a deterioration …
Notre Europe: Notre Europe · 3 December 2024 English
new European Commission (Hanna Virkkunen, in charge of “technological sovereignty, security and democracy”). [...] In terms of defence policy, this question raises the issue of the reality of the dependen- …
charge of “technological sovereignty, security and democracy”). In Paris, it’s an idea that’s flourishing, …
WHO: World Health Organization · 3 December 2024 English
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difficult to change, especially in a multi-party democracy such as Uruguay, because of the presence of multiple …
CCSC: Centre for the Study of Co-operatives · 3 December 2024 English
In addition to the dis- appearance of the Wheat Pool, the co-operative sector has seen the dissolution of producer co-operatives (e.g., the Dairy Pro- ducers Co-operative), the sale of Concentra …
producer co-operatives in Israel, and social democracy ex- amples from Norway. These perspectives balanced …
N&MRC: News and Media Research Centre · 3 December 2024 English
This report explores the challenges Australian adults face in identifying and responding to online misinformation. Based on four studies—including a national survey, an information verification test, a mobile diary study, …
Association (ALIA) and Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House (MoAD). These partners …
SOLIDAR: Advancing Social Justice in Europe and Worldwide · 3 December 2024 English
setting multiple limits on the scale, duration, and expansion of SSE actors in the current system Synergies: The institutions comprehend the forcing them to remain on the fringe of the …
perspective foundational principles of solidarity, democracy, of SOLIDAR, as we are a vocal advocate for a …
