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Join the Campaign to Introduce Social Democracy in India Food for Thought: Choose Your Leader His Twitter wall displays ghost-written tweets on every random subject. He frequently calls the winning sportspersons on the phone. He delivers at the end of every month a boring monologue that nobody listens to. He uses a teleprompter to say […]
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Safeguarding Democracy and Human Rights in the Digital Age The Digital Democracy Initiative works closely with civil society partners CIVICUS, Global Focus, Digital Defenders Partnership, and Access Now. As autocrats are increasingly misusing digital platforms to spread fake news, suppress dissenting voices, and deprive people of their fundamental rights, new programs are required to protect […]
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#ThankYouDemocracy – World Leaders Launch Democracy Campaign To promote this initiative, videos have been launched on social media of important figures in the defence of democracy explaining why it is necessary to defend it. The Global Democracy Coalition (GDC) launched ‘The Voice and Value of Democracy’ campaign at the Copenhagen Democracy Summit (May 14-15, 2024) […]
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Global Campaign Calls for a UN Special Rapporteur on Democracy The democracy rapporteur would be mandated to investigate the state of democracy from a broader perspective. As the UN celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 10 December 2023, a global campaign demands the appointment of a dedicated staffer to […]
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President Biden Should Provide Special Visa to Human Rights Defenders The second Summit for Democracy is an opportunity to demonstrate through tangible action the United States’ commitment to democracy and human rights globally. The U.S. President Joe Biden should create a new visa category to allow entry to persecuted human rights defenders into the United […]
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Indian voters should not blindly follow any politician because most of the politicians in all political parties are crooks. OPENING STATEMENT Today, India is standing at the crossroads where the country’s 1.4 billion people are facing a grave threat from their own political rulers who have been exploiting the sentiment of people for the past […]
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As the Lok Sabha Election is scheduled to happen in India during 2019, I have launched an exclusive online editorial section for voter education. It sheds light on the political as well as democratic status in the country. As I have been studying various aspects of democracy and election processes, I find that the current […]
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