for spiders only OneWorld UK > In depth > Politics > Democracy (new server) skip to main content
Logo_ Go to OneWorld.net homepage
Search for
NEWS IN DEPTH PARTNERS GET INVOLVED OUR NETWORK
10 May 2008
OneWorld Guides offer an introduction to relevant sustainable development and human rights issues, with pointers to more detailed content.
Guides logo


RSS Feed

Full Coverage: Democracy

April 2008

If you wish to look further into some topics fill out the search criteria below or select from the menu on the left.
 
keyword
topic
region
language
from  
to       
 

Browse the archives by month:

2006
2007
2008
JFMA
A recent rally for voting reform.
30.04.2008 WASHINGTON, Apr 30 (OneWorld) - The mainstream League of Women Voters lashed out at the U.S. Supreme Court this week, calling its decision on voter identification "a disgraceful decision by a court that has no credibility on election issues."
more...
From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [United States] [Civil rights] [Social exclusion] [Law]
Image: A recent rally for voting reform. © Global Exchange
Mugabe (left) has been sparring with Tsvangirai for years.
30.04.2008 Zimbabwean groups have asked the international community not to turn away from their country at this key moment. Human rights advocates in Washington have picked up the mantle, urging their African counterparts to press Robert Mugabe on key issues of democracy and human rights.
more...
From: Africa Action
Related topics/regions: [Zimbabwe] [Human rights] [Civil society] [Geopolitics] [Governance]
Image: Mugabe (left) has been sparring with Tsvangirai for years. © Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep
Former Russian President Putin.
28.04.2008 "After eight years of Putin, the country has a rubber-stamp parliament dominated by a single party, whose only stated policy is loyalty to the Kremlin," writes Fred Weir in Moscow.
more...
From: In These Times
Related topics/regions: [Russian Federation] [Civil rights] [Freedom of expression] [Civil society] [Corruption & transparency] [Governance]
Image: Former Russian President Putin. © Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep
Vote for change / Photo credit: Naresh Newar / IRIN
28.04.2008 Nepal Maoists owe their impressive performance in the recently held elections to the support of the marginalised communities. It is now up to the former rebels to prove themselves and come up to the expectations of these people whose interests have long been ignored in the past.
more...
Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Indigenous rights] [Social exclusion] [Politics] [Governance]
Image: Vote for change / Photo credit: Naresh Newar / IRIN
27.04.2008 An unreported war is being waged by the US to restore power to the privileged classes at the expense of the poor, argues John Pilger.
From New Statesman
more...
Related topics/regions: [Latin America & Caribbean] [United States] [Geopolitics]
27.04.2008 Sejak awal reformasi bergulir, tidak bisa dipungkiri peran aktif masyarakat dalam mendorong program pemberantasan korupsi pada tingkat tertentu realtif besar. Namun, fondasi gerakan sosial antikorupsi pengaruhnya belum cukup kuat untuk memotivasi masyarakat luas, bisnis, dan pemerintah untuk bersama-sama melawan korupsi. Praktik suap masih menjadi kegiatan sehari-hari di birokrasi, pengadilan, dan parlemen.
more...
Related topics/regions: [Indonesia] [Corruption & transparency] [Law]
Burmaa johtava kenraali Than Shwe.
24.04.2008 Ulkomaailmaan vuotaneiden tietojen mukaan Burmaa johtavalla sotilasjuntalla on valmiina suunnitelma perustuslakia koskevan kansanäänestyksen peukaloimiseksi. 15 vuotta valmisteltu perustuslaki tulee kansalaisten äänestettäväksi 10. toukokuuta.
more...
From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [Myanmar] [Politics]
Image: Burmaa johtava kenraali Than Shwe.
Burmese military officers.
23.04.2008 BANGKOK, Apr 23 (IPS) - A rising star within the ranks of Burma's military regime is reported to have unveiled a plan to ensure the junta gets its way at the May referendum for a new constitution, according to information revealed to IPS.
more...
From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [Myanmar] [Governance] [Law]
Image: Burmese military officers. © The Burma Campaign UK
Irom Sharmila / Photo credit: Infochange
22.04.2008 Frail but fierce Irom Sharmila has been on hunger strike for the last eight years demanding a repeal of the draconian Armed Forces Special Powers Act in Manipur. The Act empowering armed forces to shoot and kill insurgents continues to be grossly misused in the north-eastern Indian state.
more...
Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Human rights] [Freedom of expression] [Law]
Image: Irom Sharmila / Photo credit: Infochange
Margarita Mbyvângi
17.04.2008 ASUNCION, Apr 17 (IPS) - An indigenous woman has an excellent chance of winning a seat in Congress for the first time in the history of Paraguay, in Sunday's general elections.
more...
From: Inter Press Service (IPS)
Related topics/regions: [Paraguay] [Indigenous rights] [Politics] [Governance]
Image: Margarita Mbyvângi © Movimiento Popular Tekojoja
17.04.2008 Eurooppaan on perustettu itsenäinen säätiö, jonka tarkoituksena on edistää demokratiaa Euroopan unionin ulkopuolella. Säätiön suojelijan, Tshekin entisen presidentin Václav Havelin mukaan eurooppalaisilla poliittisilla ja kansalaisjärjestötoimijoilla on nyt käytössään kanava, jonka kautta "tukea kansalaisvapauksien ja ihmisoikeuksien kunnioitusta".
more...
From: Puolueiden kansainvälinen demokratiayhteistyö (DEMO) ry
Related topics/regions: [Europe]
Blanca Ovelar pyrkii Paraguayn johtoon.
16.04.2008 Paraguayn presidentinvaaleissa 20. huhtikuuta on ensi kertaa mukana naisehdokas. Blanca Ovelar edustaa maata 61 vuotta johtanutta oikeistolaista Colorado-puoluetta, mutta saattaa hävitä opposition ehdokkaana olevalle entiselle piispalle.
more...
From: Suomen IPS
Related topics/regions: [Paraguay] [Gender]
Image: Blanca Ovelar pyrkii Paraguayn johtoon. © Blanca Ovelar official Web site
-
16.04.2008 Entisten maolaississien valtava menestys Nepalin vaaleissa tuli yllätyksenä lähes kaikille. Ensimmäisten vaalianalyysien mukaan maolaiset saavat kiittää voitostaan nepalilaisten pettymystä perinteisiin puolueisiin.
more...
From: OneWorld South Asia
Related topics/regions: [Nepal] [Politics]
Image: -
15.04.2008 That they would be a force to reckon with, nobody denied. But they would do well in the polls has come as a surprise. The results declared so far in Nepal’s Constituent Assembly elections indicate that ensuring a simple majority for the Maoists is now almost a certainty.
more...
Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Politics] [Conflict]
15.04.2008 As a first legislative step towards getting rid of the remnants of Emergency, the new Pakistani government has tabled a bill in the national assembly seeking to revoke the draconian gag imposed on the country’s electronic media. A separate bill is also round the corner that will undo the restrictions on print media.
more...
Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Information & media] [Freedom of expression] [Law]
14.04.2008 Eduskunnan Attac-ryhmä perustettiin uudelleen viime viikolla. Ryhmän tavoitteena on edistää oikeudenmukaista globalisaatiota ja rahoitusmarkkinoiden demokraattista valvontaa sekä valmistella teemoihin liittyviä aloitteita, kirjallisia kysymyksiä ja muita valtiopäivätoimia.
more...
From: Attac Suomi
Related topics/regions: [Finland] [Globalisation]
(L to R) Imani Countess, Roxanne Lawson, and Briggs Bomba.
11.04.2008 WASHINGTON, Apr 11 (OneWorld) - African development experts here are cautiously optimistic that Zimbabwe's election process, while still disputed, will bring about historic change for the country's 12 million people.
more...
From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [Zimbabwe] [Politics] [Civil society] [Governance]
Image: (L to R) Imani Countess, Roxanne Lawson, and Briggs Bomba. © Roshani Kothari
The Dalai Lama / Photo credit: InfoChange
11.04.2008 Even in his criticism of the Chinese authorities in handling the current standoff in Tibet, the Dalai Lama never lost his composure. In a recent interview, the Tibetan spiritual leader has reiterated his stand that he wants a ‘meaningful autonomy’ for the protection and preservation of Tibetan ecology and culture.
more...
Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Human rights] [Civil rights] [Politics] [Conflict]
Image: The Dalai Lama / Photo credit: InfoChange
Blanca Ovelar represents change for Paraguay, but how much?
10.04.2008 ASUNCION, Apr 10 (IPS) - For the first time in Paraguayan history, a woman is running for president in the elections on Apr. 20, as the candidate of the Colorado Party, which has governed this country continuously for 61 years.
more...
From: Inter Press Service (IPS)
Related topics/regions: [Paraguay] [Gender] [Politics]
Image: Blanca Ovelar represents change for Paraguay, but how much? © Blanca Ovelar official Web site
Taksikuski Amrit Thapa toivoo vaalien jälkeistä työrauhaa.
10.04.2008 Rauhaa, tasa-arvoa ja vapautta. Siinä tärkeimmät asiat, joita Nepalin pääkaupungin Katmandun asukkaat haluavat tämänpäiväiseltä perustuslakikokouksen vaalilta.
more...
From: Ulkoministeriö
Related topics/regions: [Nepal]
Image: Taksikuski Amrit Thapa toivoo vaalien jälkeistä työrauhaa. © Ulkoministeriö
< 1 >  |  2  | Next >>

Browse the archives by month:

2006
2007
2008
JFMA