Full Coverage: Democracy

30.03.2005 U srijedu, 6. aprila, od 8 do 17 casova bice odrzani prvi neposredni izbori za studentski parlament - novu organizacionu jedinicu Univerziteta Crne Gore. Sa fakulteta su vec stigli predlozi, odnosno imena kandidata koji su dobili podrsku studenata, a time i pravo da se nadju na izbornoj listi.

30.03.2005 At the risk of his life, Pius Ncube, Archbishop of Zimbabwe's second largest city, is calling on his countrymen to organize a popular non-violent uprising, like Ukraine's "Orange Revolution," to topple President Robert Mugabe. Similar statements from a political leader would certainly result in imprisonment, but Mugabe is hesitant to take on the church, reports veteran Zimbabwe correspondent Trevor Grundy.

30.03.2005 Autenticni nevladin sektor u Crnoj Gori treba razgraniciti od takozvanih "fasadnih" nevladinih organizacija koje mogu biti nosioci sive ekonomije, ocijenjeno je na Okruglom stolu u Podgorici. Analiticar Centra za demokratiju i ljudska prava Rade Bojovic rekao je na Okruglom stolu na temu “Privredne djelatnosti NVO, pravni okvir, problemi u praksi i moguca rjesenja”, da postojeca zakonska regulativa u Crnoj Gori otvara mogucnosti zloupotrebe i kompromitacije civilnog sektora.

30.03.2005 Najbolji salterski sluzbenik u mjesecu martu odabrace se u petak, kazala je sekretar za lokalnu samoupravu Opstine Podgorica, Mirjana Barovic. U akciji «Biramo najboljeg opstinskog sluzbenika» ucestvuje 17 salterskih radnika, devet iz Maticne sluzbe, a osmoro iz gradskih sekretarijata koje imaju saltere u sali. Akciju je organizovalo Udruzenje za demokratski pravni poredak u saradnji sa Opstinom Podgorica.

30.03.2005 Najostrije osudjujem brutalno prebijanje bracnog para Vucic u Kosovskoj Mitrovici i trazim od UMNIK-a da sto prije otkrije pocinioce, kazao je poslanik Skupstine Srbije i Crne Gore Nikola Gegaj. On smatra da obezbjedjivanje sigurnosti svih gradjana mora da bude prioritet na putu izgradnje novih odnosa i multietnicke tolerancije na Kosovu.

30.03.2005 Over the next few days please log onto Kubatana to see photographs of the Zimbabwe General Election 2005 as well as election results and breaking news. Please make sure to check the Elections sector under the Archive for a very comprehensive selection of opinion and articles on the Parliamentary Election.

30.03.2005 U organizaciji Odsjeka za kontinuirani profesionalni razvoj u Zavodu za skolstvo Crne Gore, danas pocinje prvi trodevni seminar na temu ''Obuka o upotrebi debate ili rasprave u nastavi''. Ucesnici seminara su nastavnici iz osnovnih skola koje su usle u reforme sistema obrazovanja.

30.03.2005 Pomocnik ministra kulture i medija Zeljko Rutovic i direktor NVO Demokratski romski centar iz Podgorice Ivan Toskic potpisali su Ugovor o sufinansiranju radijskog programa na romskom jeziku u 2005. godini. Ugovorom se uredjuju prava i obaveze u pogledu koriscenja namjenskih sredstava, kojim ce do kraja 2005. na Radiju Antena M biti sufinansirano 36 emisija na romskom jeziku ''Romi govore''.

30.03.2005 Maaliskuun viimeisen päivän parlamenttivaalien alla zimbabwelaisten elämään ilmaantui jälleen uusi ongelma. Maalla alettiin pelätä kaupungissa asuvien sukulaisten vierailuja, sillä hallitseva puolue leimasi nämä opposition kätyreiksi. Ihmisoikeusjärjestö Human Rights Watch kuvaa Zimbabwen vaalitaistelua ”epätasaiseksi pelikentäksi”.

30.03.2005 About 200 Nepali journalists marched through Kathmandu demanding restoration of press freedom and the release of 13 journalists held after King Gyanendra imposed emergency and suspended civil liberties.

29.03.2005 WASHINGTON, D.C., Mar 29 (OneWorld) - The State Department has hailed U.S. efforts to promote human rights and democracy overseas amid criticism of the Bush administration's track record and claims that U.S. involvement in rights violations in key countries has been deeper than previously thought.

29.03.2005 A ten-day period to update voter rolls began Monday, as elections to replace the country's late president are scheduled for April 24, but only young people between the ages of 18 and 20 are being allowed to register, according to reports. Free and fair elections cannot be arranged in such a short period of time, opposition supporters said at a weekend rally.

29.03.2005 President Robert Mugabe has pulled out all the stops before elections in Zimbabwe Thursday, spending US$100 million of the state's money on Hewlett Packard laptops that he passes out at schools as he campaigns across the country. Meanwhile, many of the schools receiving the high-tech computers have been without textbooks, electricity, furniture or even roofs for many years.

29.03.2005 MANS je prosle nedelje u Budvi odrzao javnu raspravu o problemu korupcije u Crnoj Gori. Gradjani Budve su konstatovali da je siromastvo jedan od kljucnih uzroka korupcije koja cesto ugrozava cak i puku egzistenciju najsiromasnijih slojeva drustva, sto ih tjera da postanu saucesnici u korupciji i na taj nacin pokusaju ostvariti svoja osnovna ljudska prava.

29.03.2005 Nepal police arrested at least 16 people in Kathmandu on Monday as they were protesting against king Gyanendra's seizure of power and called for the restoration of democracy.

29.03.2005 According to MOST, the second round of the 2005 Local Elections, together with the repeat of the first round balloting for several municipalities, proceeded in accordance to the international standards and the Code of Conduct for Fair and Free Elections.

28.03.2005 The instant analysis by many political analysts--as well as the Bush administration--is to classify Kyrgyzstan as part of the global domino effect of democracy, but the lack of control and agreement among those who have taken power is worrisome, says the editor of an online journal specializing in Central Asia, and the country could wander down a dangerous path in coming weeks, even emerging as a new safe haven for international terrorist operations.

28.03.2005 An enthusiastic crowd cheered on Democratic senators earlier this month vowing to fight a Senate plan called the "nuclear option." A core of Republicans would do away with the age-old practice of ensuring a 60-vote "supermajority" is needed to approve key legislative proposals--like lifetime judicial nominations.

27.03.2005 Postoji velika opasnost da etničko čišćenje i ratni zločini postanu značajan činilac novog srpskog nacionalnog identiteta, jer se rat smatra legitminim načinom ostvarivanja nacionalnih ciljeva. Nakon ubistva Zorana Đinđića došlo je do otvorenog povratka na etnonacionalističku politiku, odbacivanje svakog oblika istinskog suočavanja sa prošlošću i saradnje sa Hagom, kaže između ostalog u autorskom tekstu Sonja Biserko, predsednica Helsinskog odbora za ljudska prava u Srbiji.

27.03.2005 Gragjanska asocijacija MOST za sledenje na denesnoto glasanje vo vtoriot krug od Lokalnite izbori 2005, rasporedi 2800 nabljuduvaci, dovolno za da se pokrijat 60% od glasackite mesta vo opstinite vo koi se glasa vtor krug za gradonacalnik, kako i site glasacki mesta vo koi se preglasuva previot krug. Onie mesta na koi sto nema rasporedeno staticni nabljuduvaci, vo tekot na denot, ke bidat poseteni od mobilnite timovi na MOST.