International IDEA is convening a round table to facilitate discussions on democratization in Africa, looking specifically at emerging trends in political transitions, electoral integrity and civic participation as three key areas for addressing the future of democracy in Africa. The event will also present the findings and recommendations on popular uprisings in Africa and the responses of the African Union (AU) and regional institutions to transitions emanating from such uprisings.
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The International IDEA Tunis Office is will hold its second online 'Moot Court Competition on Article 49 of the Tunisian Constitution and Proportionality', under the project “Supporting the Application of Article 49 and Proportionality in Tunisia” funded by the German Federal Foreign Office.
Join us for a discussion on constitutional innovations regarding institutions designed to advance freedom of expression and media freedom (media or communication commissions) and their role in addressing contemporary challenges of dis/misinformation and advancing fair, balanced, and diversified media coverage, particularly in publicly owned or state-subsidized media.
The “Fact as Fiction” conference will offer an opportunity for participants and the public to discuss the latest developments in detecting and fighting information disorders and learn more about the presence of this phenomenon in North Africa. The Conference will offer insights on disinformation activities and their consequences.
International IDEA will participate in this event organized by the Swedish Development Forum (FUF) that takes a regional perspective on democracy, focusing particularly on the state of democracy in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
Join us for Project Article 49's final conference, held on 30 and 31 May 2021, to discuss the topic: Working Towards a New Era in the Protection of Fundamental Rights in Tunisia.
The sixty-fifth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will take place from 15 to 26 March 2021. The priority theme of the session is 'Women's full and effective participation and decision-making in public life, as well as the elimination of violence, for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls'.
This concept note outlines the need for the Women in Political Participation in Africa Barometer validation ahead of the launch of the Barometer on 18 March 2021. The validation will facilitate the finalisation of the Barometer publication with inputs from across Africa and references to key case studies. The reviewers will present a comprehensive report on preliminary findings of the research.
تنظم المؤسسة الدولية للديمقراطية والانتخابات لأول مرة في تونس مسابقة ’المحاكمة الصورية حول الفصل ٤٩ من الدستور التونسي‘ في إطار مشروعها: "معا من أجل حقبة جديدة لحماية الحقوق الأساسية في تونس". وسوف يتم إجراء طور المرافعات الشفاهية يومي ٦ آذار/مارس ٢٠٢١ (الجولة الأولى) و١٣ آذار/مارس ٢٠٢١ (الدوران نصف النهائي والنهائي)، وذلك من الساعة التاسعة صباحاً إلى الساعة الخامسة والنصف مساءً.
The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, Tunis office, is organizing for the first time a 'Moot Court Competition around Article 49 of the Tunisian Constitution', under the project ’Working for a new era in protection of fundamental rights in Tunisia‘.
International IDEA has, together with six of its partners, formed a Gender consortium on "Enhancing the Participation of Women in Political Participation in Africa".
The Parliamentary Centre, in collaboration with International IDEA, is organizing a conversation useful for Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and Canadian foreign and development policy thinkers to ensure support for women's political voice, inclusive democratic institutions and human rights remain at the heart of Canada’s COVID-19 response.
The Middle East and North Africa launch of The Global State of Democracy 2019: Addressing the Ills, Reviving the Promise, the second edition of International IDEA’s flagship report will take place in Tunis on 25 November 2019
The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), in partnership with the National Assembly of The Gambia and with support from the European Union, organised a three-day Refresher Orientation on ethics in constitutional and legislative processes for National Assembly Members from 30 May to 1 June 2024.
A Gambia Press Union’s Report on Sexual Harassment in the media of 2020 revealed distressing findings: one out of four media workers heard about alleged incidents of sexual harassment in their workplaces and one person out of 10 reported having been personally sexually harassed.
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.
In a bid to foster democracy and increase advocacy on human rights, International IDEA and the European Union have established a new partnership with the CSO-Gender Platform, which is part of support for the consolidation of democratic dispensation in The Gambia (EU-CODE Project).
The Gambia Press Union (GPU) leadership is in Nairobi this week on a learning visit to the Kenya Union of Journalists (KUJ) and affiliates and allied media organisations.
Adopting a new constitution to fully reflect the new democratic principles on which The Gambia is building its new political system represents the mother of all reforms. The constitution indeed establishes and regulates the political institutions of the country and the relations between them.