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Je vais choisir un Senateur en Herbe
“Je vais choisir un Senateur en Herbe” is a guide to candidates and voters, available in French, for a mock election for Senator meant to teach students more about the electoral system in Haiti. The guide, published by the Minister of National Education in April 1999, gives advice to candidates on how to write and deliver speeches as well as providing guidelines to voters on how to choose the appropriate candidate.
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Preparation Materials for Youth Student Elections
“Preparation Materials for Youth Student Elections” is a guide from April 1999, available in French, which provides materials and explains how to hold a mock student election representing a Legislative Election in Haiti to elect senators. The document, published with the help of IFES, contains applications for candidates, mock sample ballots, a voter registration form and an electoral code.
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Democracy and You
Published by the Namibia Institute for Democracy (NID) in 1999, the book entitled Democracy and You: A Guide to Better Understanding provides Namibians with general information and definitions regarding democratic governance and the structure of Namibian politics. In addition to outlines of the Namibian constitution and government, this book includes a civic education essay competition and repeatedly stresses the importance of democracy.
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Les mots ont la parole
“Les mots ont la Parole” is a booklet, available in both French and Creole and created by the International Civil Mission in Haiti, which features a story book about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The document, released in 1998, celebrates the 50th anniversary of the declaration of human rights by reaching out to children in Haiti and educating them about human rights and the importance of justice, equality, liberty, friendship and peace.
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Les eleves haitiens disent et dessinent les droits de l'homme
“Les Eleves Haitiens disent et dessinent les Droits de l’Homme” is a booklet which features poems in Creole and French and the drawings from Haitian schoolchildren obtained from a picture contest organized by UNESCO to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The booklet, published in 1998 in Haiti, is made up of many drawings, each followed by a poem on the subjects of justice, equality, liberty, friendship and peace.
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Declaration Universelle des Droits de l'Homme
“Declaration Universelle des Droits de l’Homme” is an essay in French, circulated by the International Civil Mission in Haiti in 1998, written to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The document describes some of the history of the declaration of human rights and how the International Civil Mission in Haiti plans to upkeep human rights and strengthen democracy in Haiti.
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Les Fruits de l'Illegalite sont Amers
“Les Fruits de l’Illégalité sont Amers” is an essay, believed to have been published in 1998, which explains to readers that Haiti is at a decisive crossroads in between democracy and dictatorship. The crisis between Legislature and Executive is creating a political struggle and this document, available in French, provides historical information on the political development of Haiti with the reoccurring theme that in times of crisis, resorting to illegal activities has led to bitter consequences. The document also gives recommendations for solving this crisis with individual signatories agreeing to these points; yet the common source of the document is not listed.