National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) are bodies set up to protect and monitor human rights – to stand up for those in need and to hold governments to account. They can also provide advice, deal with complaints and carry out...
This year's edition of the European Development Days (26-27 November 2013) is approaching. Under the broader theme Upholding Human Rights and Ensuring Equity and Justice – Human Rights & Democratic Governance, the below panel...
Watch the full interview below with Wojciech Bogusz, the Information Systems Coordinator of Frontline Defenders, who has developed the “security in-a-box” toolkit. The development of blogging and online journalism means that...
In recent years Brazil has filled the news, from hosting the World Cup and Olympic Games, to corruption scandals and most recently the President’s impeachment. Behind these events lies an upper middle income country that is still...
Council conclusions on Culture in External Relations consider Culture as a key element of sustainable development and suggest a more integrated and strategic approach should be developed. The Council conclusions on a...
Electoral support is one of the main components of the EU democracy support portfolio, covering around EUR 100m annually for the last decade. “Election assistance may be defined as the technical or material support given to the...
Pastoralists can get a bad name. These semi-nomadic communities are sometimes portrayed as living an outmoded way of life, feuding and degrading the environment with their herd before moving to a new area. The reality is different...
With the fall of Ben Ali’s government at the beginning of 2011, space was suddenly created for the emergence of civil society in Tunisia. In the frenetic eleven months that followed, the European Commission (EC) was able to fund...
Media4Democracy was an EU-funded Technical Assistance Facility strengthening the European Union Delegations’ ability to implement the EU Human Rights Guidelines on Freedom of Expression Online and Offline. Our mission was to
Political participation and representation of women in Morocco is on the rise. Women’s mobilisation, institutional changes and policy reforms have led to a more inclusive political environment in the past 20 years. However...
