Woorion, an organization created by North Korean defectors to help new defectors assimilate to life in South Korea, is growing in Seoul and starting to gain international recognition. The network brings together different organizations working with defectors in the country, and now serves one third of the defector community in South Korea. Woorion aims to […]
Read MoreUN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association, Clement Voule, has launched a newsletter titled The FoAA Chronicle. The newsletter aims to cover the most current advances and challenges to the rights of assembly and association around the world as well as toolkits and guidance for those working to […]
Read MoreThe Asia Democracy Network and its partner organizations in Asia have called for a stop to the excessive use of violence aimed at protesters, and a peaceful and just resolution to the economic crisis unfolding in Sri Lanka. The statement demands accountability for the Rajapaksha Government and a solution that takes into account the voices […]
Read MoreThe Stockholm-based human rights organization Civil Rights Defenders has named activist Frank Mugisha one of two Civil Rights Defenders of the Year. In Uganda, where homosexuality is outlawed, Mugisha is Executive Director of SMUG, a Ugandan organization that provides protection, medical, and economic support for those in the LGBTI+ community. Despite facing much personal risk […]
Read MoreThe World Movement would like to congratulate José Ramos-Horta on his recent election to President of Timor-Leste. Ramos-Horta was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his leadership in the East Timorese independence movement in 1996 and has previously served as president of Timor-Leste from 2007 to 2012. He chaired the World Movement Steering Committee from […]
Read MoreBy bringing together civil society, media organizations, and human rights defenders, the Center for Policy Alternatives in Sri Lanka recently launched a framework to reinforce freedom of the press and access to information in Sri Lanka. The framework outlined in a report titled Human Rights and Democracy, Threats to Journalists, HR Defenders and Civil Society […]
Read MoreVoces Del Sur, a regional network of civil society organizations defending freedom of expression and the press, has released a statement calling for the international community to address the rise in violence against journalists in the Latin America region. With 14 signatory organizations from the region, their statement describes the stifling of press freedom that […]
Read MoreIn response to a decline in Nigerian citizens’ trust in government, Yiaga Africa is establishing People’s Assemblies as a tool to close the gap between citizens and local elected officials. People’s Assemblies are a deliberative democracy tool that allow for greater participation in policymaking at the local level. Within each local government area, interest groups […]
Read MoreAt the World Movement for Democracy’s 11th Global Assembly in Taiwan this October, the World Movement will premiere its Untold Stories video project. World Movement partners around the world have made significant progress toward advancing democracy and defending freedoms. Yet, such successes are not often shared and told widely. The project seeks to discover and […]
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Gideon Sarpong, an Open Internet for Democracy leader and media practitioner from Ghana, recently published an article outlining a pattern of authoritarian leaders pressuring social media platforms to censor information. He reveals how these platforms have been complying with their demands. As more people rely on social media for news, censorship on these platforms has […]
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