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Transparency International condemns the lack of progress made on closing the financial loopholes that enable kleptocrats to abuse the global financial system to conceal their money and influence, connecting it directly to the lack of effectiveness of and progress made on sanctioning Kremlin-linked individuals and businesses. Sanctions will always be of limited effectiveness as long … Continued
International IDEA views the Summit for Democracy as a strategic opportunity to place democracy at the front and centre of the global agenda. The war in Ukraine underscores even more the need for democracies to stand united in the face of authoritarian threats. International IDEA has therefore developed a strategic engagement programme around the Summits … Continued
Ukrainian civil society released six urgent appeals to the international community as the nation defends itself against Russian invasion. The war is not just against Ukraine: it is against the fundamental principles of democracy, and the signatories ask the international community to stand with Ukraine by taking the following six actions: Establish safe zones in … Continued
Craig Castagna writes for the International Republican Institute (IRI), praising Mongolian civil society for its contribution to the country’s democratic development, and criticising its government for recently tabled legal frameworks that place undue restrictions on the activities of CSOs. Since the country’s initial CSO law in 1997, a vibrant civil society has been instrumental in … Continued
Derek Mitchell, President of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) weighs in on the Russian attack on Ukraine and how it relates to Ukrainian and global democratic aspirations. NDI has worked in Kyiv since 1992, witnessing “how Russia has used Ukraine as a testing ground for its attacks on democracy elsewhere”, concluding that Ukraine is therefore … Continued
Image courtesy of the Global Democracy Coalition (www.globaldemocracycoalition.org) By partner organizations in the Global Democracy Coalition and others in solidarity with Ukraine and its people. Read the statement here on the International IDEA website. We are again witnessing just how dangerous autocrats and their regimes can be. The Kremlin has for decades trampled on the rights and freedoms of … Continued
On 3 March 2022, Freedom House published a letter signed by a number of former US Ambassadors, academics, experts and other stakeholders urging President Biden to act on the worsening situation for democracy in Tunisia. After President Kaïs Saïed’s power grab on 25 July 2021, Tunisia has seen one-man rule effectively imposed, with a recent … Continued
With the Summit’s objective to set forth an affirmative agenda to reinvigorate democracy and tackle its challenges through collective action, countries were encouraged to voluntarily submit written commitments in the weeks following the Summit. The Summit was framed around the three themes of defending against authoritarianism, addressing and fighting corruption, and promoting respect for human … Continued
In the fall of 2021, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences organised two initiatives aimed at incorporating the input of young Americans, giving them a voice as the US Administration and wider world engages in the Year of Action on democracy reform. The first project, Voices of the Future, polled 18 to 29 year … Continued
On 9 and 10 February, the Media Freedom Coalition (MFC) held its Third Global Conference for Media Freedom in Tallinn, Estonia, releasing a joint statement in support of media freedom. Media freedom is essential for a well-functioning democracy: it ensures factual and accurate public debate and discussion, and facilitates accountability by helping to support the … Continued
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