Democracy and the rule of law

Constitutional referendum

New 23/09/2022 – by Eva-Maria Verfürth

Why Chile needs another constitutional assembly

For the time being, the left wing-vision for Chile has not come true

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Global affairs

New 21/09/2022 – by Hans Dembowski

How Biden’s promise of America being back might come true

White House stance on both climate and democracy are of great global relevance

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Blog

New 15/09/2022 – by Hans Dembowski

Having an alternative makes a political order more dynamic

Part two of Gershberg/Illing review

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Blog

New 14/09/2022 – by Hans Dembowski

There is no democratic equality online

Freedom of speech and the internet

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Diverse society

09/09/2022 – by Roger Southall

White South Africans generally accept majority rule today

South Africa’s white minority has lost its political dominance, but is still privileged in terms of wealth and opportunity

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Rules of governance

08/09/2022 – by André de Mello e Souza

Demise of Brazil’s democracy would speed up climate crisis

If President Bolsonaro stays in office, he will further undermine Brazil’s institutions of democratic governance

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Rule of law

06/09/2022 – by Jane Escher

Covid-19 and human rights

Covid-19 measures endanger the human rights of prisoners, says a report from the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT)

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Malawi

05/09/2022 – by Raphael Mweninguwe

Corruption endemic in all sectors

Several embezzlement scandals have rocked Malawi with government officials accused of misusing funds

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Women

29/08/2022 – by Jeffrey Moyo

Caring for victims of sexual violence

A clinic in Bulawayo offers free medical and psycho-social care to victims of sexual violence and rape

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Democracy

26/08/2022 – by Alphonce Shiundu

Elections in Kenya disputed once again

After the country’s 2022 presidential elections, the Kenyan Supreme Court is once again being asked to fix politics

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Post growth

21/08/2022 – by Dagmar Wolf

“A good life doesn’t have to cost the Earth”

British economist contemplates an economy in which the goal is not unlimited growth, but rather an equilibrium between people and nature

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