By Michael Allen on March 8, 2010
He was a man who “thought big and acted big” and whose enthusiasm for democracy was so passionate that he even liked politicians!
Gerardo LeChevallier was known as “el tigre” for his unflappable commitment to democracy, today’s memorial service at the Organization of American States heard. He was a “passionate player” who daily risked his life [read full story]
Posted in Haiti, Latin America and the Carribean, National Democratic Institute, Organization of American States, Regions, democracy, democracy promotion, promoting democracy |
By Web on February 23, 2010
Wednesday, February 24 – Saturday, February 27 – “Voices from Afghanistan” Exhibit – Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. SE – On February 24, a new exhibit at the Library of Congress will display some of the thousands of hand-painted scrolls and letters received by Radio Azadi, RFE/RL’s popular Afghan radio station. [read full story]
Posted in Afghanistan, Democracy assistance, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Elections, Failed states, Fragile States, Haiti, Human rights, Iraq, Islam and democracy, Islam/politics, Kenya, Labour/labor unions, Middle East and North Africa, NGOs/Civil society, National Endowment for Democracy, Regions, Transparency, Women, authoritarianism, corruption, democracy, democracy and development, democracy promotion, democracy support, democratic reform, democratization, dissidents, engagement, foreign policy, freedom of expression, governance, media, promoting democracy, protests, rule of law, solidarity | Tagged and Google, Broadcasting in UN Blue, Center for International Media Assistance, Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy, china, counter-extremism, Democracy & Democracy Promotion, Democracy Promotion in the Muslim World, democratic governance, Geneva Summit for Human Rights, International Labour Organization, Iraqi Elections, Islam and Religious Freedom, Lech Walesa, National Endowment for Democracy, Post-Conflict Reconstruction, Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow, Rethinking Human Development, Role of the U.S. in Encouraging Pro-Democracy Movements, Tariq Ramadan, the Internet, Vaclav Havel, Violence against Women, Voices from Afghanistan, Women’s Rights in the Middle East and North Africa |
By Michael Allen on February 17, 2010
Thursday, February 18 – Iraq’s Elections—and Iraq’s Future. 12:15-1:45, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1779 Massachusetts Ave., NW –The Iraqi parliamentary elections on March 7 will be a critical test for the young democracy. Ad Melkert, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Iraq, will assess the latest situation on the ground in the run-up [read full story]
Posted in Backlash, Democracy assistance, Haiti, Human rights, Iraq, Islam and democracy, Islam/politics, Labour/labor unions, NGOs/Civil society, National Endowment for Democracy, Publications, Solidarity Center, authoritarianism, communist regimes, corruption, democracy, democracy and development, democracy promotion, democracy support, democratization, foreign policy, freedom of expression, governance, media, promoting democracy, protests, rule of law | Tagged Center for International Media Assistance, Corruption and Abuse of Power in Kenya, Geneva Summit for Human Rights, Haiti, Internet freedom, Iraq’s Elections, Islam and Religious Freedom, Labor Protest Politics and Worker Rights in Egypt:, Labor Rights, Lech Walesa, Migai Akech, National Endowment for Democracy, Reagan-Fascell, Solidarity Center, Struggle for Worker Rights, Vaclav Havel, Violence against Women, Women's Learning Partnership |
By Michael Allen on February 4, 2010
In the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti, attention has been drawn to another appalling consequence of the tragedy – the growing opportunities for human trafficking.
The work of the Solidarity Center in combating the growing problem of human trafficking was this week raised at the inaugural meeting of the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor [read full story]
Posted in Haiti, NGOs/Civil society, National Endowment for Democracy | Tagged Human Trafficking, Solidarity Center |
By Michael Allen on February 2, 2010
More tragic news emerging from Haiti where the United Nations confirmed that Gerardo Le Chevalier, head of the UN Electoral Assistance unit, was killed in the 7.0 quake.
A Salvadoran citizen and former director of Latin America and Caribbean programs for the National Democratic Institute, he was among those who died when the U.N. headquarters in Port-au-Prince [read full story]
Posted in Failed states, Haiti, Latin America and the Carribean, National Democratic Institute, National Endowment for Democracy, Solidarity Center | Tagged American Center for International Labor Solidarity, Carl Gershman, Earthquake Relief for Haitian Workers Fund, Gerardo Le Chevalier, Haitian Staff and Family Disaster Assistance Fund, National Endowment for Democracy, Solidarity Center |
By Michael Allen on January 22, 2010
Another interesting set of weekend must-reads from our friends at Global Europe, including To Heal Haiti, Look to History, Not Nature — By Mark Danner, NY Times; Haiti’s Hidden Hope — By Mark L. Schneider, New York Review of Books blog; The European World Order Breaks Up — By Walter R. Mead, American Interest blog; [read full story]
Posted in China, European Union, Haiti, foreign policy |
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