International IDEA Africa and West Asia Programme is proud to announce the hosting of its annual International Day of Democracy Roundtable in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Skylight Hotel on September 17, 2024.
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International IDEA's Africa and West Asia Programme will launch the 2024 edition of its flagship Global State of Democracy report in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on September 17th, 2024.
Within the framework of their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the Electoral Commissions’ Forum of SADC Countries (ECF SADC) is collaborating with the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) to organize the 12th New Commissioners’ Orientation (NCO) Programme, that will be hosted by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ), in Lusaka, Zambia from August 27-29, 2024.
On the 22nd and 23rd of November 2023, the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) in partnership with members of the Network for the Promotion of Constitutionalism in Eastern Europe is organizing a roundtable discussion 'Democratic Resilience: Does Institutional Design Matter?' in Yerevan, Armenia.
Promoting peer-learning through International IDEA’s Flagship New Commissioners’ Orientation Programme – 12th Orientation Programme in Southern Africa Wraps Up in Lusaka, Zambia.
The strategic reflection meeting for women chairpersons of election management bodies (EMBs) in Africa, which was held in Accra, Ghana, from August 5-6, 2024, concluded with significant outcomes. The key outcome of this meeting was a resolution to establish a continental women's leadership network in electoral management in Africa.
During his visit to President Bernardo Arévalo, Kevin Casas-Zamora presented the work of International IDEA in Latin America and the Caribbean. They exchanged perspectives on the challenges of democracy in the region and, particularly, in Guatemala, identifying synergies for strengthening democratic institutions, and agreeing on the relevance of Electoral reform.
Durante su visita al presidente Bernardo Arévalo, Kevin Casas-Zamora presentó el trabajo de IDEA Internacional en América Latina y el Caribe. Intercambiaron perspectivas sobre los desafíos de la democracia en la región y, particularmente, en Guatemala, identificando sinergias para el fortalecimiento de las instituciones democráticas y coincidiendo en la relevancia de la reforma electoral.
Popular uprisings, protests and unconstitutional regime changes are common characteristics of political change and political life in Africa. The decade 2011–2021 has seen a wave of popular uprisings slamming against the bedrock of long-established autocratic regimes.
As Africa navigates this super year of elections, election and information integrity and voting rights will come under pressure due to the zero-sum nature of Africa's politics.
Mientras África navega por este súper año de elecciones, la integridad electoral y de la información y los derechos de voto se verán presionados debido a la naturaleza de suma cero de la política africana.
To hold onto power and enforce total, fearful submission by its citizens, Belarus’ authoritarian regime has transformed itself into a totalitarian system. The human rights situation continues to deteriorate as the number of political prisoners grows and any dissenting voice is met with violence from the country’s security forces. Since the last presidential elections in August 2020, the regime has deepened and broadened its repression against independent media and journalists.
En este informe se presenta un análisis de la participación política de diversos grupos poblacionales identificados como grupos discriminados en América Latina: las mujeres, las personas indígenas, las personas