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WFD’s Senior Governance Advisor, Franklin de Vrieze, explains the importance of assessing the implementation, impact and unintended effects of legislation for the protection and promotion of human rights in Indonesia.
Between 2016 and 2025, Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) collaborated with both chambers of the Algerian Parliament—the People’s National Assembly (APN) and the Council of the Nation—on initiatives aimed at supporting legislative effectiveness, transparency, and citizen engagement. Through a series of evolving programmes, WFD worked alongside parliamentary partners to strengthen institutional capacity, encourage inclusive practices, and respond to emerging needs in a rapidly changing context.
This manual provides a guide on how to incorporate an intersectional analysis in gender equality related issues, in order to work towards upholding human rights in the Maldives.
Maldives | Guide |
In partnership with the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), WFD conducted three series of Policy Dialogues on topical concerns that were of interests to the diverse population of Nigeria. The dialogues brought together a broad range of participants to reflect on the concerns, and to offer doable solutions.
Nigeria |
This resource highlights the constructive role of parliaments in overcoming the challenges anti-corruption agencies (ACAs) often face. It provides an insight into parliaments’ role in contributing to combatting corruption by exercising their legislative and oversight role in support of the effectiveness of ACAs.
Report |
The coming year will therefore put a spotlight on both the global state of democracy and how inclusive electoral processes are.
In 2024-2025, we produced over 150 resources, including research, reports, guides, and recommendations. Here are a selection of highlights from our resource library.
Our planet needs democracy. To be exact, it needs environmental democracy. That is why Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) is launching a new environmental democracy initiative to support the mutually dependent goals of strong democracies and protecting our planet.
Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) provided support to the National Assembly of Armenia. WFD’s partnership was sought by the National Assembly of Armenia as the country transitioned from a presidential to a parliamentary system of governance. Until 2019 WFD supported parliament’s role in public financial management and provided technical and procedural assistance to the assembly.
The Democracy Action Partnership (DAP) is a multi-stakeholder, participatory event designed to catalyse action to solve democratic governance problems in Southeast Asia.
Dr Michael Wardlow, Chief Commissioner at the Equality Commission in Northern Ireland, reflects on his time in Georgia as part of Westminster Foundation for Democracy’s Multi-Party Office work with the DUP.
Georgia |
WFD embarked on a full overhaul of its monitoring system and launched a number of new tools in April 2019. Now, more than two quarters into this work, we can share some of the lessons we have learnt.
Lessons are learned from every election, and action can be taken to improve them ahead of the next vote. This article sets out some of the ways we will be supporting electoral integrity after the 2024 "year of elections".
Democracy is good for people and our planet – but it is under attack and levels of global democracy have been declining. With action to strengthen democracy, we can counter authoritarian assault, tackle global challenges, and solve the problems that matter to people.
In Sierra Leone, we have helped make sure citizens can access parliament and understand its work, through initiatives from open days to apps. During the Parliament’s recent Open Day, WFD gave access to several people to learn about the work of WFD and Parliament. It was a chance for advocates to meet the Speaker