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    Cambodia gagged: democracy at risk?

    Article 19, 2010
    The fundamental right to freedom of expression is becoming increasingly eroded in the Kingdom of Cambodia. Violations of the right have intensified with tactics of intimidation, threats, harassment and spurious legal charges being used as a means of silencing criticism.
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    The frameworks for elections in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, the Palestinian Authority and Syria

    EuroMesco, 2009
     It is generally assumed that elections in the Southern Mediterranean largely lack credibility, being managed events used by political elites to gain political legitimacy with as little challenge to the status quo as possible. While these assumptions are not entirely wrong, they simplify a more complex situation to the extent of obscuring it.
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    Democracy and human rights in the European-Asian dialogue: a clash of cooperation cultures?

    German Institute of Global and Area Studies, 2008
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    Citizenship law in Africa: a comparative study

    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.
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    Deliver the dream: time to close the gap between continental promises and the reality of African people

    Affiliated Network for Social Accountability, 2010
    This 2010 State of the Union Africa report assesses the continental performance of Member States against key governance, economic, social, civil and political policy standards and rights instruments over the period 2004-2009. It reviews ten country reports, utilising ten African Union (AU) legal instruments and four policy frameworks.
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    Zimbabwe's multi-layered crisis

    Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2010
    This article reviews the current economic and political circumstances in Zimbabwe, trying to figure out the way to get out of the current situation. The article suggests that the ruling party responded to the formation of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) in 1999 with ruthless violence.
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    Country Risk Portal

    Human Rights and Business Project, 2010
    The Human Rights and Business Country Risk Portal (based at the Danish Institute for Human Rights) will create the first freely available website where companies can access country-specific information on human rights risks alongside tools and advice for managing those risks.
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    2009 Country reports on human rights practices

    US Department of State, 2010
    These reports explores provide a detailed picture of human rights conditions in 194 countries around the world.
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    Empowering Maasai women in Tanzania

    2010
    Maasai women are among the poorest and most marginalised groups in Tanzanian society. A local women-led organisation – the Pastoral Women’s Council – works to improve the lives of Maasai pastoralist women and children by increasing their access to social services and economic empowerment.
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    A methodology for human rights impact assessment (draft version)

    Nomogaia Foundation, 2008
    This methodology for Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) manual aims to systematically identify, predict and respond to projects' potential impacts on human rights. Experience has shown that standard assessments, those of environmental, social or health impacts cannot capture the full range of issues that might trigger or exacerbate human rights violations.

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