In June 2017, the World Movement hosted an event on human rights in Crimea with Tetiana Pechonchyk, Head of the Board of the Human Rights Information Centre (HRIC); Olga Skrypnyk, Head of the Crimean Human Rights Group (CHRG); and members the international affairs community in Washington, DC. The event provided a firsthand update on the human rights…
Responding to the World Movement for Democracy’s 2015 Call for Democratic Renewal, the formation of a dynamic coalition of democratic leaders was announced in a statement entitled the “Prague Appeal for Democratic Renewal.” The statement comes ahead of the annual Forum 2000 Conference scheduled for October 8-10, 2017, which members of the coalition and other…
The World Movement for Democracy has launched a new video series, “A Call for Action – Voices from the Frontlines,” featuring stories of our Steering Committee members who are among the world’s leading activists, politicians, and academics. Although their perspectives are unique, they are united in their belief that civil society is essential in defending…
On December 4, 2016, Venezuelan democracy activists initiated a sit-in at St. Peter’s Square in Rome, Italy, and urged Vatican representatives to support the release of Venezuela’s 108 political prisoners. Lilian Tintori, wife of imprisoned Leopoldo Lopez, her mother-in-law Antonieta Lopez, and Mitzy Capriles, wife of the jailed mayor Antonio Ledezma, were among several demonstrators…