Clement Voule, UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, is calling for inputs for a report to be presented at the 50th session of the Human Rights Council. This report will center around the ability of civil society organizations (CSOs) to access resources, including foreign funding. Inputs from […]
Read MoreThe European Center for Not-for-Profit Law released a publication highlighting the impact of facial recognition technologies (FRT) on peaceful assemblies. The use of FRT in public spaces can pose risks to the participants of peaceful gatherings, including the violation of one’s right to privacy and the risk of false identification, and therefore international safeguards are […]
Read MoreIn the Arab region, independent professional associations have long played a role in both political organizing and advocacy for the rights of their members. A new Arab Reform Initiative report concludes that while these associations have faced major crackdowns under authoritarian regimes, they have also played a key part in organizing popular movements. This report […]
Read MoreUnchained Vibes Africa continued its the Freedom Vibes Series, a monthly performance for artists and activists that aims to create awareness on different social issues, with an event on December 18, 2021 featuring Afrobeat icon Seun Kuti and Lagos lawyer and seasoned political activist Dele Farotimi. The live shows take place in Lagos, Nigeria and […]
Read MoreThe Committee to Protect Journalists (CJP) released their 2021 prison census which found that 293 reporters were jailed for their work in the past year, setting a new record. Additionally, at least 24 journalists were killed as a result of their reporting in 2021. China continues to be the biggest jailer of reporters, with Burma […]
Read MoreZafarullah Khan, a member of World Movement’s steering committee, joined the National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) in Pakistan this month. The NCHR was established in accordance with the Paris Principles, the international minimum standards for effective and credible national human rights institutions.
Read MoreThe World Movement for Democracy will embark on exciting new ventures in 2022, and we’d like to give you a preview of what’s to come. Leveraging our work in the past year, we will build greater unity of effort for expanding civic space and empowering the next generation of committed democrats to achieve their democratic […]
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The World Movement for Democracy is alarmed by the ongoing harassment and recent threat of legal charges by the Cuban government against Ivan Hernández Carrillo, an independent labor and human rights activist in Cuba. The World Movement calls on the Cuban government to immediately drop its threat of charges against Hernández Carrillo, end arbitrary harassment, […]
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Press Release Announcing the 11th Global Assembly of the World Movement for Democracy in Taipei, Taiwan WASHINGTON, DC – The World Movement for Democracy will hold its 11th Global Assembly in Taipei, Taiwan, on October 24-27, 2022, to strengthen solidarity among democracy advocates around the world in their efforts to build a more democratic future. […]
Read More“An empowered citizen, when confronted by tyranny, will choose freedom and will be prepared to sacrifice in unison with others for a noble calling.” — Chito Gascon, from his opening remarks at the Eighth Global Assembly of the World Movement in Seoul, South Korea, in 2015. The World Movement for […]
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