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The Democracy Tracker provides event-centric, monthly information on democracy and human rights developments in 173 countries. Event reports include a description of the event, indications of the specific aspects of democracy that have been impacted, the magnitude of the impact, links to original sources and keywords to enable further research. Click on the country hexagons below to read the most recent developments, or hover over to the country profiles menu at the top to access the full data and analysis of a specific country.

Positive and Negative Events in March 2024

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Bosnia and Herzegovina Arrow Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Canada Arrow Canada
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Honduras Arrow Honduras
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Latvia Arrow Latvia
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Norway Arrow Norway
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Papua New Guinea Arrow Papua New Guinea
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UK Arrow UK
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Argentina Arrow Argentina
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Benin Arrow Benin
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Bolivia Arrow Bolivia
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Cameroon Arrow Cameroon
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Chad Arrow Chad
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China Arrow China
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Democratic Republic of the Congo Arrow Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Ecuador Arrow Ecuador
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Georgia Arrow Georgia
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India Arrow India
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Lesotho Arrow Lesotho
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Mozambique Arrow Mozambique
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Myanmar Arrow Myanmar
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Nicaragua Arrow Nicaragua
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Peru Arrow Peru
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Russian Federation Arrow Russian Federation
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Senegal Arrow Senegal
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Slovakia Arrow Slovakia
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Venezuela Arrow Venezuela
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Vietnam Arrow Vietnam
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Haiti Arrow Haiti
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Israel Arrow Israel

*Assessments are relative to each country and do not represent comparisons or rankings between countries.

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May 2022

Malaysia

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Critical Events in March 2024

Europe • Georgia

Parliament voted to override a presidential veto and change Georgia’s electoral code on 19 March, transferring the authority to nominate candidates for the Chairman and members of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) from the president to the speaker of the parliament and lowering the threshold for parliamentary approval. The amendments also abolish the position of Deputy Chairman, which was the formal representative of the parliamentary opposition in the CEC. Opposition political parties and domestic CSOs argued the amendments damage the CEC’s neutrality, are contrary to the conditions of its European Union membership application and contradict recommendations from the Venice Commission. The ruling Georgian Dream party argued the changes were necessary to prevent the opposition from “sabotaging” the CEC before this year’s elections.
Protests
Constitution
LGBTQIA+ Rights
SDG16
SDG5
SDG10

Western Asia • Israel

On 26 March, the UN’s Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, presented a report to the UN Human Rights Council, which concluded that there are reasonable grounds to believe that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Referring to the Genocide Convention, Ms Albanese explained that ‘Israel has committed three acts of genocide with the requisite intent [to destroy Palestinians as a group]:  causing seriously [sic] serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group, deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part, and imposing measures intended to prevent birth [sic] within the group.’ Israel rejected the report, calling it ‘an obscene inversion of reality.’ Separately, on 28 March, in response to a further deterioration of living conditions in Gaza (it observed that ‘famine is setting in’), the UN’s International Court of Justice ordered Israel to implement new humanitarian measures, as part of a case in which it is considering whether the country has violated the Genocide Convention.
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Gaza
UN Special Rapporteur
International Court of Justice
Genocide
SDG16
SDG10

Asia and the Pacific • Malaysia

Malaysia’s parliament is set to consider contentious constitutional amendments that will change how citizenship is conferred in June. A wave of criticism from opposition and government lawmakers and civil society led the bill’s backers to abandon plans to hold the vote in March. The amendments would require abandoned children to apply for citizenship, revoke the automatic granting of citizenship to children of permanent residents, revoke the citizenship of naturalized wives of Malaysian men if the marriage ends within two years of citizenship acquisition, and more. An amendment that allows the children of Malaysian women born abroad to automatically receive citizenship, however, received widespread support. The amendments’ many critics argue it will drastically increase the number of stateless people in Malaysia. Stateless people are denied access to healthcare and education in the country and also struggle to obtain employment.
Citizenship
SDG16
SDG5
SDG10
Statelessnes

Americas • Haiti

Pressured by the escalating security crisis, Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced on 12 March that he will resign upon the establishment of a transitional council. A state of emergency was declared on 3 March, following a prison break involving 4,700 inmates. Gang violence, which has killed over 1,550 this year, spiraled after Henry traveled to Kenya in February to finalize a multinational security force agreement (which has since been postponed). The escalation of violence followed an offensive by gang coalitions which targeted police, government offices and the airport, among other key objectives, preventing Henry’s return. Since the beginning of March, more than 53,000 have fled the capital, basic services in the country have shut down, as schools and hospitals have been targeted by gangs. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) fears that 1.4 million Haitians are on the brink of famine.  Thousands have fled to the heavily guarded border of the Dominican Republic and in March alone, 13,000 Haitian migrants were forcibly repatriated.   On 12 April, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)-backed transitional council, which will choose the new prime minister, was established. 
Ariel Henry
Gang Violence
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About the Global State of Democracy Initiative

International IDEA launched the Global State of Democracy (GSoD) Initiative in 2016. This Initiative provides evidence-based and balanced analysis and data on the state and quality of democracy globally and for 173 countries across all regions of the world. It aims to contribute to the public debate on democracy and inform policy interventions to strengthen democracy.

Monthly Event Reports

See all the information related to countries that have updates this month.

Africa

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Americas

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Arrow GUY
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Asia and the Pacific

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Arrow IND
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Arrow VNM
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Arrow TLS
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Arrow AFG
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Arrow JPN
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Arrow AUS
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Arrow BGD
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Arrow PRK
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Arrow IDN
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Arrow KAZ
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Arrow LAO
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Arrow MDV
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Arrow MNG
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Arrow NPL
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Arrow PAK
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Arrow PHL
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Europe

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Arrow SVK
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Arrow LVA
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Arrow GEO
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Arrow ARM
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Arrow IRL
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Arrow GBR
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Arrow NOR
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Arrow PRT
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Arrow TUR
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Arrow MDA
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Arrow ESP
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Arrow HUN
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Arrow KSV
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Arrow CHE
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Arrow ALB
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Arrow AUT
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Arrow BEL
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Arrow CYP
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Arrow FIN
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Arrow GRC
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Arrow ISL
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Arrow ITA
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Arrow LTU
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Arrow LUX
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Arrow MLT
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Arrow MNE
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Arrow NLD
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Arrow MKD
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Arrow POL
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Arrow ROU
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Arrow SRB
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Western Asia

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Arrow JOR
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Arrow LBN
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Arrow PSE
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May 2022

Malaysia

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The European Union Federal Ministry for Economic Coorperation and Development Robert Bosch Stiftung
The Global State of Democracy Initiative is also supported by contributions of International IDEA Member States