A human rights, democracy, and good governance organization with a goal to sustain human development for poverty alleviation. We were participants at the September 2015 Forum on Freedom of Assembly organized by the World Movement in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. I am the Secretary General of our organization, and an Associate of the Council for a…
Burundi Citizen Synergy for Peace and the Rule of Law is an organization that was created after almost all the organizations working in Burundi were banned. It is a coalition of banned organizations that came together from the countries the sought protection, in order to advocate for Burundi.
On January 31, 2017, Freedom House released its “Freedom in the World 2017” report, an annual report that rates political and civil rights around the world. For the 11th consecutive year, Freedom House found that every region in the world experienced a decline in freedom, stating that: “a total of 67 countries suffered net declines…
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 The Ecuador’s Education Ministry rescinded the union’s non-profit status, claiming that “it failed to disclose full information about its leadership.”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…