Announcements

Democracy Video Challenge. Democracy: Your Voice. Your Video

Create a video short that completes the phrase "Democracy is..." The Prize

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SIDA Call for Proposals to Provide Grants for NGOs on Democratization and Human Rights

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), as part of the Special Initiative of the Swedish Government to strengthen democratization and freedom of expression, is extending grant support to NGOs, individuals and other civil society organizations in developing countries.

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CfP: 9th International Conference on Romani Linguistics

2-4 September 2010, Helsinki - The 9th International Conference on Romani Linguistics (9ICRL) is scheduled for Thursday, September 2 through Saturday, September 4, 2010 at the Research Institute for the Languages of Finland (Kotus, in the centre of Helsinki).

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Internet Governance Forum - 4rd meeting

Strasbourg, Nov 3, 2009 – The Council of Europe will be calling for greater protection and respect for human rights, rule of law and democracy on the Internet at the 2009 Internet Governance Forum (IGF) on 15-18 November in Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt).

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New CoE Publication: Manual on hate speech (2009)

The right to freedom of expression entails duties and responsibilities and is subject to certain limits, provided for in Article 10.2 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which are concerned, among other things, with protecting the rights of others.

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UN launches ‘toolbox’ to help nations ensure access to food as basic human right

The United Nations took a step towards helping the billion people around the world suffering from hunger achieve access to adequate food with the publication of a ‘how-to’ guide providing the tools for governments, institutions and civil society to assert this basic human right.

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Theories and Practices of Citizenship in the New Balkan States

The CITSEE project (The Europeanisation of Citizenship in the Successor States of the Former Yugoslavia - see below for more information) is organising a conference on "Theories and Practices of Citizenship in the New Balkan States" on June 24-25, 2010 at the University of Edinburgh. Deadline: 2009/11/15

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OSCE Vacancy: Head of Human Dimension Dept (P5), Bosnia and Herzegovina

The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina is mandated to assist the country to make the transition to a stable, peaceful, democratic, multi-ethnic and self-sustaining society. Closing Date of application 30-11-2009

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New publication: Minority Integration in Central Eastern Europe