Tag: democracy
democracyNobel Peace Prize honours indomitable women and the “Arab Spring”
Declaring women's rights vital for world peace, the Nobel Committee awarded its annual Peace Prize today to three indomitable campaigners against war and oppression - a Yemeni and two Liberians, including that country's president.
Obama says Brazil’s transition to democracy an example for the Arab world
President Barack Obama, declaring support for Brazil’s rising global economic clout, said the country’s transition from dictatorship to democracy can serve as a model for pro-democracy movements around the world, including in North Africa and the Middle East.
Democracy in Latam, a success story ‘except for Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua’
Latin America is enjoying growth and stable democracy with the “notable exceptions” of the leftist governments of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday.
“Limits must be imposed” on Latinamerican presidential successive re-election
The Organization of American States, (OAS), Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza said that democracy must impose limits on Latin America’s presidential successive re-election tendency.
Uruguay, only “full democracy”• in South America; ranks 21 world-wide
Uruguay is South America’s leading democracy and ranks 21 internationally according to The Economist Intelligence Unit, which makes an annual evaluation of democratic conditions.
