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`Markus' and the criminal of democracy 29 Nov 2009 10:54 GMT
... practices that kill the essential idea of democracy per se. This conclusion comes from many ... forward as has been noted by the Freedom House in Washington since last 2004. The country ...
Filipino Impunity to Massacre 25 Nov 2009 21:32 GMT
... government's inability to protect freedom of expression, Freedom House said today. The organization condemned the killings ... intimidation of political opposition. Killings of journalists, human rights defenders, and other activists have increased dramatically, ... "The foundations of a strong and healthy democracy are under grave threat," Windsor noted. "As ...
UN body, international groups express outrage over massacre 28 Nov 2009 17:55 GMT
... and citizens alike�were clearly an attack against democracy and democratic processes. Furthermore, the killing of ... throughout the world. Members of Ifex include Freedom House, Institute for Reporters� Freedom and Safety, International ...
South African judge observes Bennett trial 26 Nov 2009 17:34 GMT
... of international law and principles that advance human rights said Justice Cachalia observation of the trial ... he visited Cairo at the invitation of Freedom House to examine, among other things, the impact ...
Iran's Soft War 28 Nov 2009 16:14 GMT
... elections during that period, the U.S. NGO Freedom House noted in 2001 that fewer than 25 ... percent of Ukrainians considered their country a democracy. Reform-minded politicians had been ousted, and civil ...
Out of Africa 26 Nov 2009 01:43 GMT
... But there was something inside me that I missed.” While Cameroon is technically a democracy, Freedom House – an international non-governmental organization based in Washington, D.C. – rates Cameroon as “not ...
British Council, Freedom House, KJA plan Dec workshops 23 Nov 2009 16:54 GMT
... -- The international organizations, British Council and Freedom House, are joining forces with the Kuwait Journalists ... by Eleanor Roosevelt, Wendell Willkie, and other human rights leaders promoting peace and freedom. (end) ema ...
Lift the U.S. ban on travel to Cuba 23 Nov 2009 15:51 GMT
... By Daniel Calingaert, Deputy Director of Programs, Freedom House The 20th anniversary of the fall of ... world, particularly the values and experiences of democracy, counteract the propaganda that the Castro regime ... to Cuba will reinvigorate efforts to advance human rights and democracy in Cuba and reaffirm the ...
USA Today: "Berlin Wall's Lessons For Today" 23 Nov 2009 20:22 GMT
... lessons in this for the promotion of human rights and democracy today. The Berlin Wall had become the ... this year by the human rights group Freedom House, in cooperation with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty ...

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