Meetings with focal points in regards of the Renewal Process
Since the Permanent Secretariat informed the Pillar that Argentina, Estonia, Guatemala, Norway and the United Kingdom accepted to take part in the renewal process, Redlad has been ensuring to make all the necessary efforts to work hand in hand with each focal point in these countries in order to coordinate the consultation process. Between the […]
News from the Permanent Secretariat of the Community of Democracies January 2023
In the coming months the permanent secretariat with the support of the Governing Council members planned several activities. The Civil Society Pillar Members: Civicus and Human Rights House Foundation will be participating in the in-person meeting of the Democracy Platform of the Community of Democracies. This meeting will be hosted by the Permanent Mission of […]
In memoriam: Vo Van Ai
The Community of Democracies Civil Society Pillar are deeply grieved to announce that due to complications from a cardiac surgery, tireless human rights defender Vo Van Ai passed away at the age of 88 on 26th January in Paris. The poet, writer, human rights and Buddhist defender and religious freedom expert, Vo Van Ai, was […]
3rd Executive Committee meeting
On 27th January the Community of Democracies Executive Committee members participated in a virtual meeting where the agenda and main topics for this year were presented. The Strategic Plan and the agenda are available on request. One of the main points discussed at this meeting was the Community of Democracies Strategic Plan for 2018-2023, the […]
Meeting of the Civil Society Pillar
On 20th January, the first meeting of the Civil Society Pillar of the Community of Democracies, led by Redlad as the new leadership, was held. Representatives of worldwide focal points and other members participated in the conversation. Redlad took advantage of this opportunity to welcome the three new focal points Acción Ciudadana (Guatemala), Centre for […]
News from the Permanent Secretariat of the Community of Democracies December 2022
Budget https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1qQrn2Wo_C2ysDcxszNhjJMOqFeXw5pjc and plan for 2023 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TQBy5LF-72MXYXQycU1Vlv3YF4glRn9x/view?usp=sharing Expert opinion on the on options for addressing the legal status of the CoD https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1qQrn2Wo_C2ysDcxszNhjJMOqFeXw5pjc Mandate of the Secretary General. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WNmkFcKweJVWgqjkWeehfDQX7-9tny0t/view?usp=sharing The Permanent Secretariat of the Community of Democracies would like to invite you to participate in an online briefing on the Development of an Action Plan on […]
Fourth session of the Forum on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law
Photo by Mathias Reding via Unsplash Note by Santiago Díaz Canencio (Redlad’s intern) On November 24, in the city of Geneva, Switzerland, the event related to the Fourth Session of the Forum on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law was held, in which, in its respective parallel event, it was shared and discussed […]
Argentina, Estonia, Guatemala, Norway, and the United Kingdom will participate in the renewal process.
The Permanent Secretariat had informed the Pillar that Argentine Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Guatemala, the Kingdom of Norway and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland submitted the letters of intent regarding the renewal of commitment to membership of the Governing Council of the Community of Democracies. At the […]
Update of Chair’s and Vice-Chair activities
In November, Enrique de Obarrio, Pillar’s Chair, traveled to Europe to visit the Permanent Secretariat offices, met with Jacek Kucharczyk, Pillar’s vice chair, connect with relevant stakeholders from the Community of Democracies Governing Council, have a joint meeting with Civil society representatives from Mali, and attend in Geneva in an event part of the UN […]
Preocupación en la Sociedad Civil de las Américas por Perú
© AFP 2022 / Diego Ramos Actualmente Perú vive el agudizamiento de una crisis política e inestabilidad institucional sistemática. Durante los últimos seis años el país suramericano ha tenido seis presidentes, de los cuales sólo dos han sido electos a través de las urnas; el resto han sido reemplazos o interinos por las mociones de […]
