Human rights

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Assessing African government performance: 2010: ( N. Delapalme;H. Farhan;E. Gyimah-Boadi / Mo Ibrahim Foundation , 2010); This Index is ultimately aimed at engaging governments, parliaments, civil society, and citizens in a meaningful conversation about improving governance to the benefit of all Africans.

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The state of democracy: 2010: ( Economist Intelligence Unit , 2010); Free and fair elections and civil liberties are necessary conditions for democracy. However, they are unlikely to be sufficient for a full and consolidated democracy, if unaccompanied by transparen...
Comparing citizenship laws in Africa: ( B. Manby / Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project , 2010); Laws and practices governing citizenship in too many African countries effectively leave hundreds of thousands of people without a nationality. These stateless Africans are among the continent&rsqu...
Undermining democracy: strategies and methods of 21st Century authoritarians: ( J. Corrales;D. Kimmage;J. Kurlantzick / Freedom House , 2009); ...
Which states are the most repressive?: ( A. Piano (ed);A. Puddington (ed);T. Roylance (ed) / Freedom House , 2010); Despite a net 37-year gain in support for the values of democracy, multiparty elections, the rule of law, freedom of association, freedom of speech, the rights of minorities and other fundamentals,...
2010: Assessing global freedom: ( A. Puddington / Freedom House , 2010); In a year of intensified repression against human rights defenders and democratic activists by many of the world’s most powerful authoritarian regimes, this index from Freedom House unsurpris...
Monitoring and evaluation frameworks for voice and accountability interventions: ( J. Holland (ed);A. Thirkell (ed);E. Trepanier / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , 2009); Citizen voice and accountability (V&A) work has emerged as a priority in the international development agenda, as part of the importance of governance in improving the lives of poor people. Cit...
What is the state of reform in the Arab World?: ( B. Kodmani;S. Kawakibi / The Arab Reform Initiative , 2010); This report seeks to influence the process of democratic transition by providing an index that allows advocates of democracy in the Arab world to monitor the evolution of this process. It coul...
Providing and protecting the legal identities of citizens in democratic societies: ( M. Harbitz (ed);B. Boekle-Giuffrida (ed) / Sustainable Development Department, Inter-American Development Bank , 2009); Legal identity is about being a citizen and one’s sense of belonging and ability to exercise their rights and obligations. This working paper presents new empirical findings on the problem of un...
Strengthening participatory democracy in Mozambique: ( L. de Brito (ed);G. Mbilana (ed);C. Roque (ed) / Open Society Institute and Soros Foundations Network , 2009); The quality of governance is a major determinant for the success or failure of nations. This report uses data from interviews and literature reviews to examine the health of Mozambique’s democra...