Pro-democracy network Latin American and Caribbean Network for Democracy (REDLAD) and Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, spoke out against the Venezuelan Supreme Court’s recent attempt to strip the National Assembly of its power and called upon President Nicolas Maduro to respect democracy and human rights in the country. After…
The Institute for Young Women’s Development (IYMD) and Organizing 4 Zimbabwe (O4Z) have teamed up to encourage youth and women to participate in politics ahead of the country’s 2018 elections. IYMD, O4Z, and others have developed a tool, the Zimbabwe National Youth Manifesto, to inform the government and stakeholders about young people’s policy priorities. O4Z,…
FUNDAMEDIOS, an Ecuadorian organization promoting freedom of expression, published an online guide for reporting on Equator’s upcoming elections entitled “Manual para Coberturas Electorales.” The manual includes tips for how users can sidestep censorship of political content on social media, an ongoing trend that has targeted the voices of civil society. Shortly after Ecuador’s first round…
The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN), a pro-democracy coalition of 31 non-governmental organizations, recently observed Kenya’s updated Mass Voter Registration Process to examine how the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) system performed. The BVR system is an information communication technology (ICT) tool used to support voter participation and improve public confidence in election results. The system…