Asociación Civil Foro de Justicia Ambiental de Petén
This citizen organization was formed to protect the precious national treasure known as the Maya Biosephere Reserve, a world-renowned jewel of natural beauty covering nearly 20% of Guatemala’s land. FJA strengthens...
Demolishing Faith: The Destruction and Desecration of Uyghur...
09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
A new research report prepared by the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP), a National Endowment for Democracy (NED) grantee, lays out clear and convincing evidence of the CCP’s desecration and destruction of Uyghur holy spaces as part of a multipronged strategy to erase the Uyghur identity, history, religion, and culture.
Journal of Democracy October 2019 Issue: Europe Grapples with Populism
The October issue of the Journal of Democracy features two article clusters, one on populism in Europe and another on Southeast Asia's troubling elections.
Central Europe Today: Perceptions and Realities of Democracy
03:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Approaching the anniversary of the November 1989 Fall of the Berlin Wall, experts offered an assessment of where Central Europe stands today and the challenges it confronts.
Nigeria’s Democracy at 20: Reflections and Reform
09:00 AM - 01:30 PM
As Nigeria enters its third decade as a democracy, how can it both consolidate and deepen its democracy? What roles can civil society, the government, the public, and the international community play in accelerating this process?
Islam and Democracy after Twenty Years: The Continuing Quest
Keynote remarks by NED President, Carl Gershman, to the 20th Anniversary Conference of the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy.
CIMA: SURVEILLANCE FOR SALE: HOW CHINA AND RUSSIA EXPORT...
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
The rapid proliferation of censorship and surveillance technology around the world is threatening human rights. These technologies are no longer limited to countries who have the resources and technical capabilities to build them from scratch. Authoritarian governments across the globe are acquiring state of the art repression technology at an alarming rate. These technologies are then used to target journalists and human rights defenders, stifle free speech, and undermine democracy.
The Big Question: What is the Biggest Impediment to Democratic Governance...
The International Forum for Democratic Studies asked five leading experts their opinion on the single biggest challenge to good governance in sub-Saharan Africa.
Democracy Research News July 2019
Democracy Research News is the electronic newsletter of the Network of Democracy Research Institutes (NDRI), a membership association of institutions that conduct and publish research on democracy and democratic...
“Ukraine’s Post-Maidan Struggles: The Rise of an ‘Outsider’...
Joanna Rohozinska and Vitaliy Shpak assess Ukraine's post-Maidan struggles and the election of Volodymyr Zelensky in the Journal of Democracy's July 2019 issue.
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