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July 9, 2021 Today, in advance of the fifth anniversary of the unlawful killing of prominent political commentator and human rights defender Kem Ley, the 45 undersigned organizations reiterate their call for the Cambodian authorities to create an independent Commission of Inquiry tasked with conducting an independent, impartial and effective investigation into Kem Ley’s death. To date, the Cambodian government has consistently failed to achieve justice for Kem Ley and his family.    On 10 July 2016, against a backdrop of escalating attacks on civil society and the political opposition in...

Both major parties are being called on to support law reform that would reduce the influence big industries have on Australian politics.

You are hereHome > Women’s Democracy Network Announces 2021-2023 Advisory Council Members May 13, 2021   Washington, D.C. – The Women’s Democracy Network (WDN) has announced its Advisory Council for 2021-2023. As WDN continues its work promoting women’s participation in political and civic leadership worldwide, the Council will play a vital role in uplifting women to pursue their political leadership goals. “Throughout the last fifteen years, WDN has leveraged its incredible network of both aspiring and experienced women leaders to address today’s continued lack of gend...

  Maldivian police officers secure the area following a blast in Male, Maldives, Thursday, May 6, 2021. Maldives' first democratically elected president and current Parliament Speaker Mohamed Nasheed has been injured in a blast Thursday near his home and was being treated in a hospital in the capital, police said. (AP Photo/Mohamed Sharuhaan) © (AP Photo/Mohamed Sharuhaan) The attempted assassination on May 6, 2021, of Mohamed Nasheed, the former Maldivian president and current speaker of parliament, highlights the grave risks posed by extremist groups who ...

© Photo: REUTERS/Carlo Allegri The forces of democracy should be on vigilant guard against dangerous far-right cults and political movements today as much as they were during World War II, Wayne Madsen writes. The Donald Trump administration opened the door for quirky and crazy cults to dominate political discourse in the United States. Never before in the history of the United States has a political movement combined a cult of personality – that surrounding Trump – with a crackpot political conspiracy – “Qanon” – and fundamentalist “prosperity gospel” Christianity, the latte...