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Human Rights In The Americas. Review Of 2019
"Inequality, corruption, violence, environmental degradation, impunity and the weakening of institutions continued to be a common reality across the Americas...Several countries in the region were shaken by massive demonstrations during 2019 as people took to the streets to demand accountability and respect for their human rights." (Amnesty International, 2020)
Connected world: An evolution in connectivity beyond the 5G revolution
"Connectivity is undergoing evolutionary change in most parts of the world—and, in select areas, a genuine leap into the frontier" (Grijpink et. al., 2020).
Human Rights In The Middle East And North Africa: Review Of 2019
"This report documents the state of human rights in the Middle East and North Africa during 2019. It is composed of a regional overview and 19 country entries, subdivided by key human rights themes." (Amnesty International, 2020)
How people around the world see democracy in 8 charts
8 charts “show how people around the world see the state of democracy in their country” based on a report finding “people around the world are widely dissatisfied with democracy in their country and believe that elected officials don’t care what people like them think” (Connaughton, Kent, and Schumacher, 2020).
Rethinking global governance
“Institutional reform and change are easier said than done… governments cannot do it on their own….This publication … includes perspectives and recommendations from ‘unusual suspects’ including think tankers, academics, activists, journalists and representatives of the private sector” (Islam 2020).
Public Participation in the National Budget: Lessons from Pilot Town Hall Meetings in Afghanistan
"Based on pilot town halls in Afghanistan, this piece examines how citizens can participate in the formulation of the national budget. Initial findings identified citizens’ stronger-than-expected interest with the national budget, and how their engagement can be leveraged to improve government oversight, national accountability, and the inclusivity and performance of state services" (Institute for State Effectiveness, 2020).
Human Rights In Asia-Pacific: Review Of 2019
"It was a year of repression, but also of resistance. The Chinese government clamped down with renewed force on the freedoms promised to the people of Hong Kong under the terms of the handover of the territory...In the streets, those freedoms were doughtily defended against the steepest odds.” (Amnesty International, 2020)
Decoding Media Impact: Insights, Advice & Recommendations
This report “includes examples of successful media impact evaluation, tools and frameworks for assessment, and the challenges of defining and measuring impact in a rapidly-shifting media landscape” (Donnelly 2020).
Fixing Democracy Demands the Building and Aligning of People's Motivation and Authority to Act
Han explores how to “strengthen the capacity of people to exercise their voices in the democratic process—and instantiate the authority they have to hold economic and political leaders accountable within institutions” in order to address underlying democratic issues and reform democracy (Han, 2020).
Civil Society and Post-Independence Democracy Levels
"The role of civil society for the consolidation of democracy is contested… This paper argues that the existence of democratic CSOs prior to democratic transition strengthen post-independence democracy whereas non-democratic CSOs have a detrimental effect" (Lührmann and Grahn, 2019).
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