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India human rights report 2007
Asian Centre for Human Rights, India, 2007The new India Human Rights Report 2007 by the Asian Centre for Human Rights details the main human rights abuses in India by state, each chapter describing state-specific abuses. The report concludes that the Naxalites and other armed opposition groups (AOGs) are responsible for the worst current violations of international humanitarian laws in India.DocumentSize matters: the impact of aid on institutions
World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2007This paper explores the relationship between development assistance, economic governance and the size of developing country economies.DocumentDrafting implementing regulations for international anti-corruption conventions
Queen Elizabeth House Library, University of Oxford, 2007How can executive agencies in developing countries implement international conventions against corruption?DocumentTowards a single development vision and the role of the single economy
Caribbean Community Secretariat, 2007This report is meant to provide a vision for the development of the Caribbean Community to which all stakeholders can give their support. It aims to serve as a basis for decisions by the Heads of Government on a ‘road map’ for the further implementation of the Caricom Single Market and Economy.DocumentCivil society and democratization in the Arab world: annual report 2007
Ibn Khaldoun Center for Development Studies, 2007All Arab leaders advocate democracy and claim that they are committed to democratic reforms. Tangible results, however, are hard to find. Arab countries are still ruled by authoritarian regimes and rulers are more concerned with retaining power than sharing it. Nonetheless, modest improvements have occurred in most Arab countries.DocumentThe U.S response to precarious states: tentative progress and remaining obstacles to coherence
Center for Global Development, USA, 2007This paper evaluates the U.S. policy response to fragile states. In tracing the origins of contemporary U.S. foreign policy interests, it highlights changing threat perceptions in the wake of 9/11 and perceived lessons of post-conflict difficulties in Afghanistan and Iraq. It also looks at the preventive efforts to reform and stabilise states at risk of failure.DocumentMDGs: Promises and actions - it is almost half-time
Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2007In the context of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s), this paper presents the engagement of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on this agenda. It takes stock of the MDG progress so far, discusses some of the key policy questions on financing for development and highlights key policy changes which would enable the attainment of the MDGs.DocumentIndia's unlikely democracy: the rise of judicial sovereignty
National Endowment for Democracy, USA, 2007The author describes the Indian Supreme Court as one of the world's most powerful judicial bodies, and responsible application of its chief duty to interpret and enforce the Constitution of 1950 has far-reaching implications for governance and democracy in India.DocumentInstitutionalising Pan-Africanism: transforming African Union values and principles into policy and practice
Institute for Security Studies, 2007The ideal of Pan-Africanism is embodied in the African Union (AU). Based on a review of the progress that the Pan-African movement has made through the AU, this paper assesses the potential for a stronger union.