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Election Law Reform in Yemen: Supplementary Report - September 2005
PROJECT REPORT: Election Law Reform in Yemen: Supplementary Report - September 2005
August 31, 2005
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Election Law Reform in Yemen: Final Report on the Public Policy Dialogues, January 2004 – January 2005
While the 2003 parliamentary elections in Yemen were generally well-conducted and a significant improvement on previous elections, they demonstrated that amendments needed to be made to the election law to improve the impartiality and transparency of the electoral process and to deal with a number of omissions, procedural gaps and technical contradictions. These matters need to be addressed before the presidential and local council elections scheduled for 2006. In January 2004, IFES completed an in-depth analysis of Yemen’s election law, and identified five priority areas that need addressing before the 2006 elections: the statutory voter registration update schedule, dispute resolution mechanisms, the ballot counting venue, the process for appointing members of election Sub -committees, and local council election procedures. With the funding support of The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), IFES then launched the first phase of a public policy dialogue through a series of meetings with a broad range of stakeholders to discuss options for reforming the election law in each of the five priority areas. IFES’ report on this process was issued in August 2004. Phase Two of the election law reform dialogue took place between October 2004 and January 2005, with the funding support of the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI), using the same consultative process with a broad range of stakeholders as was used in Phase One. The discussions in Phase Two concentrated on a number of election law reform matters that were not discussed in Phase One, although inevitably there was some overlap. Stakeholders were also encouraged to raise other issues.
February 28, 2005
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Haiti Constituency Building for Judicial Reform (2001-2004)
In Haiti, IFES worked with civil society between 2001 and 2004. The project, funded by USAID, aimed to build coalitions and promote support for justice sector reform and respect for human rights. The program strengthened the capacity of civil society to be effective, knowledgeable advocates around a common justice reform agenda. Haitian working groups undertook research, monitored and reported on targeted issues related to human rights and the justice sector, including the independence of the judiciary, through tools and participatory methodologies adapted from IFES’ Rule of Law Toolkit...
January 31, 2005
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IFES West Bank and Gaza Presidential Elections- Final Report February 2005
This report discusses IFES’ critical assistance to the electoral process in West Bank Gaza. IFES worked closely with the Central Election Commission to initiate civic education processes, commodity procurement and review of electoral law.
January 31, 2005
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A Regional Strategy for Promoting a Free Media and Freedom of Expression in the Middle East and North Africa
The main objective of this paper is to encourage open debate and reform action in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region on the need to create the legal and political enabling environment necessary to promote good governance, the Rule of Law and citizen participation.
January 31, 2005
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Programa Estrategico de Educacion Civica 2005-2010
“Strategic Program of Education” is a civic education program description book, available in Spanish, issued in 2005 by the Federal Electoral Institute in Mexico. The book describes the theory of the civic education program and its contextual framework. The program defines the principles and the objectives to be achieved for the realization of the educational politics program, throughout the period of 2005-2010, that would encourage and promote the civic participation of all Mexican people.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Global Youth Service Day 2005
Youth Service America (YSA) is a resource center that partners with thousand of organizations commited to increasing the quality and quantity of volunteer opportunities for young people in America, ages 5-25, to serve locally, nationally, and globally. The piece includes YSA’s mission statement and goals for youth public service and community stewardship. Some examples of proposed community projects are HIV/AIDs awearness campaigns and neighborhood beautification initiatives.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Making Every Vote Count
“Making Every Vote Count” is the final report by the Citizens Assembly on Electoral Reform which outlines the case for electoral reform in British Columbia, Canada. The document, published in 2004, makes the recommendation for a new voting system, called BC-STV, to be used in electing member of the Legislative Assembly. The report gives its reasons for the recommendation and explains the new voting system.
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Rapport sur l état du pouvoir judiciaire: Haïti, 2002-2003
Ce Rapport unique, réalise fin 2003, dépeint de manière claire et méthodique la situation de faiblesse et de pauvreté d'un pouvoir judiciaire lui n'est ni indépendant ni responsable vis-à-vis du peuple haïtien.
March 31, 2004