Democracy and Human Rights

Two Paths to Democracy

Jerry F. Hough, political scientist at Duke University, offers a comparative perspective on the democratic development of Russia and the United States.

-- 05/12/2008 >>>

Russia: Electing a Successor

Nikolai Petrov, scholar-in-residence at the Carnegie Moscow Center, discusses the transition from Putin to Medvedev and its implications for the governing of Russia. -- 02/28/2008 >>>

Human Rights Watch Calls on Armenian Government, OSCE to Investigate Election Abuses

Armenian authorities should look into alleged violence against election observers and journalists during the February 19, 2008 presidential elections. -- 02/26/2008 >>>

Speaker: Azerbaijan Not Ready to Meet Council of Europe Obligations on Protection of Minority Rights

It will be some time before Azerbaijan will be able to comply with the Council of Europe obligations concerning the protection of ethnic and national minority rights. -- 02/26/2008 >>>

Rights Organization Names Belarus One of World’s Least Free Countries

The U.S. human rights organization Freedom House listed Belarus as one of the least free states in terms of economic and political rights in its annual Freedom in the World report. -- 01/31/2008 >>>

For Ukraine, 'Orange Revolution Was a Success'

Steven Pifer, senior adviser with CSIS and former ambassador to Ukraine, offers his views on the country's past and present political development.

-- 12/19/2007 >>>

Russian Elections: Between Ukraine and Kazakhstan

Nikolay Petrov, scholar-in-residence and chair of the Carnegie Moscow Center Russian Domestic Politics and Political Institutions Program, offers his views on the upcoming State Duma elections. -- 11/26/2007 >>>

UKRAINE: Journalist Harassment Common During Rada Elections

While analyzing the treatment of journalists during the 2007 Ukrainian Rada elections, experts at the Institute of Mass Information in Kiev came to a conclusion that among the “gravest” violations of journalist rights in Ukraine was the widespread economic and political pressure on media publications. -- 10/01/2007 >>>

Allegation of Minority Rights Violations in Azerbaijan

Hilal Mamedov, the head of the committee for protection of the rights of the imprisoned editor of the Voice of Talish (Tolishi Sado) newspaper, Novruzali Mamedov, accused the Azeri authorities of discrimination towards national minorities in Azerbaijan. -- 07/16/2007 >>>

BELARUS: EU stripped Belarus of Trade Preferences

As of June 21, a decision of the EU Council of Ministers excluded Belarus from the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) over violations of workers rights. -- 07/01/2007 >>>

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