Indian government’s recently proposed law to grant citizenship based on religion violates India’s international legal obligations, Human Rights Watch.
International Democracy articles
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Human Rights Watch finds Russia Domestic Violence Bill Inadequate
A draft law made public on November 29, 2019 fails to address serious gaps in Russia’s response to domestic violence, Human Rights Watch said today.
Chinese Defector makes allegations of interference into Taiwan politics
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen’s ruling party denounced China as an “enemy of democracy” following fresh claims of Chinese interference.
Q&A on Gambia’s Genocide Case Against Myanmar before the ICJ
A really interesting new article in Human Rights outlines a series of questions and answers on Gambia’s genocide case against Myanmar before the ICJ.
Reforms addressing social media generated conditions hostile to democracy
For democracy to succeed reforms addressing social media generated conditions hostile to democracy will have to be designed, experts.
Russia Accountable for Any War Crimes in Conflict-Ridden Syria
Russia should be held accountable for war crimes in the conflict-struck Middle-East State of Syria, states Sara Kayyali in an article in Human Rights Watch.
Is Latin America adrift democracy, experiencing a coup temptation?
Military pressure leading to Bolivia’s Evo Morales’ exit from power highlights what appears to be a growing coup temptation in Latin America.
Sudan: new law dismantles al-Bashir’s corrupt junta regime
Sudan’s civilian-led transition under the leadership of H.E. Abdalla Hamdok has dismantled al Bashir’s corrupt junta regime in place since 1989.
Venezuela: the world’s worst democratic backslider
Nicolás Maduro has overseen the aggravation of democratic reversal in Venezuela now viewed by an IDEA report as the world’s worst democratic backslider.
Protests in Iraq: What’s next for the Middle East Country?
How to support Iraq’s protesters while recognizing limits to government’s ability to handle demands? Washington Institute’s Michael Knights asks.