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On Quebec’s Bill 96, Canada must protect minority rights
Jacques Parizeau studied at the London School of Economics; André Boisclair at Harvard; Paul St-Pierre Plamondon in Oxford: all the...
Month: May 2021
CoE President Parlt addresses Hungarian leaders on minority rights
Rik Daems, president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, met with Hungarian leaders on Friday in Budapest...
Repercussions of the 2021 Bengal elections and the death of liberal democracy in India
“If the thirst for votes becomes a cause of death of people or destruction of property, then that implies that...
Republicans try to limit popular tradition of direct democracy
In 2008, California's deep blue banned same-sex marriage. In 2018, staunchly conservative Arkansas and Missouri raised their minimum wages. And...
Save the date: Conference on the rights of national minorities on June 29, 2021
In the framework of the Hungarian Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers, Hungary and the Council of Europe are organizing...
Liberal democracy does not guarantee ethnic minorities in times of pandemic
Sanitary workers clean the Potala Palace Square in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, February 8, 2021. The...
Vargas: California experiment with direct democracy failed
For more than a century, California has been an experiment in a form of direct democracy, giving the "people" unprecedented...
Rod Watson: Direct Democracy is Buffalo’s Path to True Police Reform | Local News
The Police Advisory Council launched its appeal last June, after studying such advice in other cities and selecting the best...
Bosnia and Herzegovina improves protection of minority rights
Bosnia and Herzegovina takes measures in law and practice to protect the rights of the country's national minorities and promote...
Guest opinion: Evan Ravitz: Supporting direct democracy
By Evan Ravitz Boulder lost 10 people. But this is not "insane". That's because even though 86% of Democrats and...
