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A second-term democracy agenda

Nov 30 2012 - 1:43pm



David J. Kramer and Arch Puddington outline what President Obama's democracy agenda should be in his second term in the following Washington Post op-ed.

Issues: 
Civil Society, Democratic Governance, Human Rights Defense, U.S. Foreign Policy
Regions: 
Americas, Asia-Pacific, Central and Eastern Europe/Eurasia, Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
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U.N. Elects Human Rights' Foes to the Human Rights Council

Nov 13 2012 - 2:38pm

The reelection of the United States to the United Nations Human Rights Council was a positive development in a largely disappointing election by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) yesterday, in which seven countries with poor human rights records—Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela—were also elected.

Issues: 
Human Rights Defense, U.S. Foreign Policy, United Nations
Regions: 
Americas, Asia-Pacific, Central and Eastern Europe/Eurasia, Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Western Europe
Policy Briefs

Assessing the 2012 UN Human Rights Council Elections: One-Third of Candidates Unqualified for Membership

Oct 18 2012 - 9:28am

"Assessing the 2012 UN Human Rights Council Elections” evaluates the 18 candidates running for seats on the UN Human Rights Council to determine if they meet the UN’s stated criteria that members must “uphold the highest standards in the promotion and protection of human rights.”

Issues: 
Civil Society, Democratic Governance, Human Rights Defense, United Nations
Regions: 
Americas, Asia-Pacific, Central and Eastern Europe/Eurasia, Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Western Europe
Freedom Alert

Brazilian Truth Commission Begins Investigating Human Rights Abuses

May 17 2012 - 11:53am

Freedom House applauds Brazil’s launch of a national truth commission, which will investigate serious human rights violations committed during the period 1964 through 1988.

Issues: 
Human Rights Defense, Rule of Law
Regions: 
Americas

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