International Forum for Democratic Studies April 2021 Newsletter
This edition of the Forum's quarterly newsletter highlights recent research and publications, a new issue of the Journal of Democracy, and more.
NED Grantees Expose Forced Labor in Turkmenistan
Despite threats and attacks from one of the world’s most repressive regimes, leading Turkmen human rights groups, Turkmen News and the Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights released a new report exposing systemic...
NED Mourns Passing of Former Vice President Walter F. Mondale
"NED mourns the passing of former Vice President Walter F. Mondale, who was a member of NED's Board of Directors in 1985-86, and then chaired the board of the National Democratic Institute from 1986-93.
Journal of Democracy April 2021 Issue
In this issue of the Journal of Democracy, expert contributors consider what shifting world values mean for the future of democracy, how enduring China's dictatorship will be, and the mixed legacies of the...
International Law & Institutions Week: Dr. Camelia Bogdan
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Indiana University's Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies will host a keynote discussion with Dr. Camelia Bogdan, a judge on the Bucharest Court of Appeals and former Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow, and Hamilton Lugar School Dean Lee Feinstein as part of their International Law & Institutions Week .
Abuse of Emergency Powers Threaten Human Rights in Northern Triangle
During the Covid-19 crisis, each of the Northern Triangle governments–Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador–have abused emergency powers to suppress fundamental human rights, limit democratic oversight,...
Forced Labor in Turkmenistan's 2020 Cotton Harvest
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
A new joint report by leading independent Turkmen human rights groups exposes systemic forced labor and extortion during the 2020 cotton harvest in Turkmenistan amid pandemic denial and rising economic crisis in the country.
NED MOURNS THE PASSING OF BILL BROCK, FORMER CHAIRMAN OF NED’S BOARD...
The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Bill Brock, one of its principal founders who served as Chairman of the NED Board of Directors from 1988 to 1990.
NED Moves to New Headquarters on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington D.C.
This month, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) officially relocated to new headquarters at 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, in Washington D.C.
NED Welcomes Spring 2021 Democracy Fellows
The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is pleased to announce the Spring 2021 cohorts of Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows and Hurford Youth Fellows.
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