More: Democracy
Uganda: ‘Deteriorating’ human rights situation in run-up to elections next week
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, is urging authorities in Uganda to ensure elections next week are free and peaceful, noting that the arrest of opposition candidates and their supporters...
A Washington Convulsion Complicates Biden’s Task
The unthinkable and improbable became possible and very quickly changed to reality as crowds of Trump supporters, outnumbering the Capitol police and instigated by the president...
Vandalism on the Capitol Hill: Points to ponder for Pakistan
The mob attack on the Hill engenders several questions about `demokratia’, `power to the people’. Has democracy become outdated in modern age? Or, it...
The 44-Day War: Democracy Has Been Defeated by Autocracy in Nagorno-Karabakh
The people of Artsakh are seen as pro-Russian. Is this Pro-Moscow assessment of people of Artsakh accurate, and why Russian peacekeepers are welcomed in...
Central African Republic: Respect final results of the election
Senior officials from the United Nations and regional organizations have called on all political actors in the Central African Republic (CAR) to respect the...
2020 in Pakistan: A year of struggle between democratic and undemocratic forces
The politics in Pakistan has always been dominated by tussle between political parties and military. The military in Pakistan has ruled the country under...
CAR: UN rights office warns of ‘escalating violence’ ahead of Sunday poll
Just days before elections in the Central African Republic (CAR), an uptick in armed violence is threatening the safety of civilians and their right...
Indian Democracy in Retreat: A Case for the Indian Farmers
Barricades were set, water cannons were sprayed, tear gas was used and even highway was dug to quell thousands of protesters rejecting the three...
A Peronist GPS for a world in disarray
Is a key element to have a GPS for a government in the 21st century, a VUCA World -Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous-, with...
Ghana: Citadel of Democracy
In a tightly contested presidential election, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, an experienced politician and highly successful business magnet, has been re-elected for a second...