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10 September 2020: IALS/WFD Digital Conference: Are emergency measures in response to COVID-19 a threat to democracy? Fact and Fiction
In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, over 100 countries have passed emergency laws or declared states of emergency. The restrictive measures have been accompanied by a worrying narrative about the negative impact of these measures on democratic processes and human rights. The Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS) and Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) [...]
East African youth call for involvement in navigating the COVID-19 response
"We want to be involved in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in East Africa." 90% of young East Africans who responded to a survey on how COVID-19 has impacted their lives agreed with this statement. COVID-19 has affected us all in different ways. In East Africa, where over 70% of the population are young [...]
WFD Sierra Leone Support the Virtual State Opening of Parliament
The State Opening of Parliament marks the formal start of a new parliamentary year and the President sets out his government’s agenda for the coming session, outlining proposed policies and legislation. This State Opening will usher in the start of the Sixth Parliament of the Second Republic of Sierra Leone. The State Opening happens on [...]
WFD launches new Pandemic Democracy Tracker
By Graeme Ramshaw, WFD’s Director of Research and Evaluation, and Fulvio Menghini, WFD’s Director of Communication and External Affairs As democracies navigate their way through the COVID-19 crisis, there are many potential pitfalls. One particularly treacherous path is tempting – the road that leads to authoritarianism. Autocratic governments have seized the opportunity to peddle propaganda [...]
New poll by WFD Serbia: Alienation from politics fuels emigration
A new survey by Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) Serbia shows a very high level of distrust among the Serbian citizens in the democratic process in the country. 80 percent believe that voting will not change the situation in Serbia and 60 percent of the surveyed citizens do not trust any politician in the country. [...]
Statement from WFD on the arrest of a local staff member in Indonesia
UPDATE AT 24/04/2020 at 08.40AM BST: We can now confirm that Mr Ravio Patra, who was arrested two days ago (22 April) in Jakarta, has now been released from police custody. He is safe and well. We are aware a member of our team in Indonesia, Mr Ravio Patra, has been arrested last night (22 [...]
High-level policy dialogue on democracy and development in Mozambique with His Excellency President Joaquim Chissano
Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD), in partnership with Joaquim Chissano Foundation and the Institute of Governance, Peace and Leadership, conducted a High-Level Policy Dialogue on democracy development in Mozambique on 18 June 2019. The former President of the Republic of Mozambique, His Excellency Joaquim Chissano, was the patron of this High-Level Policy Dialogue on democracy [...]
More women in parliament in North Macedonia, but more needs to be done to bolster political participation
Many factors limiting women’s participation in north Macedonia In the latest Parliament of the Republic of North Macedonia, 45 out of 120 of MPs (38.3%) are women. Local councils established after the 2017 elections are 29.8% women. These numbers show progress in women’s political participation, but the figures still linger at the threshold of the [...]
