Breaking the Resource Curse: Freedom of Information in Sierra...
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
In his presentation, Sierra Leonean human rights lawyer Mr. Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai considered how the ongoing campaign for a Freedom of Information (FOI) law can help ensure that oil does not become yet another “resource curse” in Sierra Leone. Drawing upon his extensive experience as a leading FOI advocate, Mr. Abdulai showed how such a mechanism could increase transparency and empower the people of Sierra Leone to demand answers from the country’s leadership.
Belarus on the Eve of Elections, Testimony of Rodger Potocki, Director,...
Rodger Potocki, Director, Central Europe and Eurasia, National Endowment for Democracy testifies before the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), U.S. House of Representatives.
Iran: Two Sisters, One Cause
Despite unprecedented repression in following the compromised election in 2009, pro-democracy demonstrations continue in Iran. With journalists severely curtailed, the role of human rights monitors is critical.
Syria’s Democratic Past: Lessons for the Future
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
In his presentation, Dr. Radwan Ziadeh provided an overview of the ongoing struggle between democratic and authoritarian forces in Syria and considered useful lessons for fostering a democratic transition, including a recommendation that Syrian society come to terms with its authoritarian past through a truth and reconciliation commission.
Remarks by Carl Gershman at ASSISTING INDEPENDENT TRADE UNIONS IN CUBA
Introduction by Thomas Donahue, Chair, Committee for Free Trade Unionism The Albert Shanker Institute THOMAS DONAHUE: There are few people who have spent as many years and as much energy and concentrated attention...
4th Annual Seymour Martin Lipset Lecture on Democracy in...
06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Pierre Hassner, Research Director Emeritus, Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Internationales, Paris, France Welcoming Remarks Kevin O'Shea, Minister, Political Affairs, Embassy of Canada :: VIDEO Carl...
International Media Assistance is an Underappreciated Key to Democratic...
On Thursday, September 11, at 11:00 AM, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), in cooperation with the Embassy of Poland, will host a memorial gathering to honor the life and work of former Polish foreign...
Frost, Lyman, Marshall, Sestanovich Join NED Board Of Directors
Former U.S. Representative Martin Frost (D-TX), Ambassador Princeton Lyman, Progressive Policy Institute President Will Marshall, and Ambassador Stephen Sestanovich have joined the Board of Directors of the...
Vin Weber’s Presentation of NED’s Democracy Service Medal to...
Vin Weber's remarks at the presentation of NED's Democracy Service Medal to Václav Havel
Carl Gershman’s Remarks To the Seventh International Conference on...
BREAKING THE INFORMATION BLOCKADE IN NORTH KOREA Bergen, Norway I want to begin by congratulating the Citizens’ Alliance and the Rafto Human Rights House for putting together an exciting agenda and for...
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