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Pigmentocracy

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:19:09 -0400

Meredith Roman, professor of New York State University, specializing on racism: “Most of white people do not want to be called racist and do not classify themselves as such. The major challenge is to first get them to see just how much they really are benefiting from being “white” and how much those who are not “white” are placed at a disadvantage. Only then will they be able to see just how much our society is suffering by the continued oppression of groups not identified as “white.”

Two Paths to Democracy

Mon, 12 May 2008 12:34:47 -0400

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

Russia: Electing a Successor

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:04:35 -0400

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.

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

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:35:56 -0500

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

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

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:24:19 -0500

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.

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

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:24:51 -0500

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.

For Ukraine, 'Orange Revolution Was a Success'

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:43:41 -0500

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

Russian Elections: Between Ukraine and Kazakhstan

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:32:06 -0500

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.

UKRAINE: Journalist Harassment Common During Rada Elections

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:05:04 -0400

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.

Allegation of Minority Rights Violations in Azerbaijan

Fri, 27 Jul 2007 16:42:06 -0400

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.

BELARUS: EU stripped Belarus of Trade Preferences

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:07:16 -0400

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.

ARMENIA: Dual Citizens Not to Vote at May Parliamentary Elections

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 15:43:30 -0400

Despite the fact that the Government of Armenia adopted the legal packet on dual citizenship in February, only residents will be participating in the 12 May parliamentary elections.

American Business Leaders Call on George Bush Not to Recognize Armenian Genocide

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 11:27:45 -0500

100 leading U.S. entrepreneurs, including Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, sent a letter to President George Bush petitioning him against recognition of the Armenian Genocide.

AZERBAIJAN: Report Pinpoints Little Progress in Missing Persons’ Situation

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 11:20:43 -0500

A report written by the PACE Rapporteur on Missing Persons in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, Leo Platvoet, following his visit to these countries in 2006, observed that compared to the early 1990s, little improvement has been made in the three South Caucasus countries concerning the issue of missing persons.

Azeris Want to See More of Ilham Aliyev

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 11:17:48 -0500

The citizens of Azerbaijan, in their written suggestions sent to the President’s Administration, expressed their desire to increase the presidential term from 5 to 7 years.