On August 19, 2016, the Latin American and Caribbean Network for Democracy (REDLAD) issued an alert expressing concern about the Ecuadorian government’s arbitrary dissolution of the National Union of Educators (UNE). The Ecuador’s Education Ministry rescinded the union’s non-profit status, claiming that “it failed to disclose full information about its leadership.” The UNE is one…
On August 23, 2016, the United Nations Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth, Mr. Ahmed Alhendawi, endorsed the #NotTooYoungToRun Bill in Abuja, Nigeria. The bill’s goal is to reduce the age qualifications to run for public offices in Nigeria. Currently, the youngest representative in Nigeria’s public office is Alhaji Abubakar Malami, who is in the Ministry…
The World Movement for Democracy recently interviewed, Berta Soler, leader of the Ladies in White, about the struggles and triumphs of being an activist in Cuba. The Ladies in White – mothers, wives and relatives protesting on behalf of political prisoners – are frequently targets of state-sponsored violence in Cuba. Cuban authorities often disrupt, arrest,…
Zimbabwe’s Institute for Young Women Development (IYWD) released a statement in response to the recent violent clashes between protestors and Zimbabwean authorities. The protests were triggered by the deteriorating economic conditions in the country and turned violent as riot police and military were deployed in response. The subsequent increase of heavily armed police and military…