“Family law and similar status or civil laws, in particular, are at the core of power, and it translates into what happens in the economy and society at large. Family law reform is a key priority for women everywhere.” – Yakin Ertürk, former UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women Women’s Learning Partnership launched its…
World Movement for Democracy participants from the Latin American and Carribean Democracy Network (Redlad) and the #SetThemFree Campaign, including the #SetThemFree Ambassador and #SetThemFree music video duo, will attend CIVICUS’ International Civil Society Week 2016 and multiple activities in Bogota throughout the week. The World Movement is partnering with Redlad to organize multiple sessions…
The Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) has recently launched the Mark Helmke Postdoctoral Scholarship on Global Media, Development, and Democracy. In partnership with Indiana University’s School for Global and International Studies (SGIS), the initiative seeks to contribute to the understanding of how media and/or media ownership influences political outcomes. The position offers a postdoctoral…
Ateki Seta Caxton, a Hurford Youth Fellow from Cameroon with the World Youth Movement for Democracy, has written an insightful reflection on the recent Africa regional meeting “Mobilizing Democratic Forces: Civil Society and Political Society.” The meeting, held on December 2 to 3, 2015 in Abuja, Nigeria, brought together 45 emerging leaders from across the African…