Iran: when not even the harshest repression stops the mobilization
Picture by Tianlei Wu via Unsplash It is now almost three months since social anger exploded in Iran against the authoritarian regime that has ruled the country for more than forty years. A regime today headed by President Ebrahim Raisi and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and which has engulfed its citizens, especially women, in a […]
Segundo Informe del Sistema de Alertas
Entre febrero y junio de 2022, junto al equipo de investigación de Creer en Plural adelantamos una serie de entrevistas con líderes de la sociedad civil, academia y organizaciones basadas en la fe de México, Nicaragua, Chile, Venezuela, y Brasil para conocer sobre sus experiencias personales en relación con el derecho de la libertad religiosa. […]
Remarks by Ambassador Enrique de Obarrio, General Coordinator of Redlad, and Chairman of the Civil Society Pillar, CoD
IVth Session of the United Nations HUMAN RIGHTS, DEMOCRACY and the RULE OF LAW Forum 24-25 November 2022 Palais des Nations, Geneva Strengthening Democracies to build back better: Challenges and Opportunities Side Event: Civil Society: Key to building stronger democracies post-pandemic November 24, 2022; 13:30 – 14:30 CET Room XXIII, United Nations Palais des Nations, […]
Concept note CoD side-event on civil society
News from the Permanent Secretariat of the Community of Democracies
We share the Statement Statement on UN General Assembly Debate on Ukraine’s Territorial Integrity. We share the SG Remarks at the Panel Discussion on Democratic Activists under Authoritarian Regimes. We share the SG Statement on the Situation in Myanmar We share the Statement Regarding Protest in Iran. The Permanent Secretariat is working on the plan […]
Other relevant information CoD
In addition to the meetings with the Executive Committee of the Community and the focal points, on October 10 we held the first official meeting with the Permanent Secretariat of the Community, to advance a better understanding of the way of working together, the challenges of short and medium term, and to articulate the communication […]
First meeting of the CoD Executive Committee led by Canada
On October 20, the first meeting of the Executive Committee of the Community of Democracies, led by Canada as Chair, was held. It was also the first meeting in which the new leadership of the Civil Society Pillar participated. Representatives of the governments of Canada, Poland, Morocco, the Republic of Korea, Romania and the United […]
Meetings with focal points and other stakeholders
As was mentioned when Redlad assumed the Chair and Secretariat of the Civil Society Pillar of the Community of Democracies, we wanted to get closer to the main actors of the Pillar, starting with members of the Executive Committee and the focal points. Between November 17 and 30, a first round of meetings was held, […]
Resultados consultas regionales sobre comunidades religiosas afrodescendientes
El día 11 de mayo de 2022 se llevó a cabo una consulta virtual con representantes de comunidades religiosas afrodescendientes, con el fin de: Reflexionar, de manera exploratoria, acerca de la realidad de las espiritualidades de matriz afro en Brasil y Latinoamérica, como parte del ejercicio de la libertad religiosa Analizar colectivamente desde fuentes primarias […]
Resultados consulta regional sobre libertad religiosa y espiritualidades en personas LGBTQ+
El 31 de mayo de 2022 se llevó a cabo una consulta virtual donde participaron diecinueve (19) activistas y representantes de organizaciones que profesan el catolicismo, cristianismo, budismo y hacen parte de los sectores LGBTIQ+, con los siguientes objetivos: Reflexionar, de manera exploratoria, acerca de la percepción sobre la libertad religiosa y las espiritualidades que […]
