Iraqi NGOs Promote Violence-free Elections

Sukena Kareem sees the effects of election-related violence in Iraq first hand. Her family friend, a teacher in Kirkuk, was injured after an explosion at a polling station during the October referendum. Kareem said her friend suffered serious shock in the aftermath of the attack read more » Kathryn Lynch December 31, 2005

IFES Provides Help for Victims of Violence in Haiti

A 26-year-old Haitian peasant farmer was detained in Port-au-Prince for 11 months last year. He suffered injuries including a broken leg; which he said was the result of a severe beating in prison. The farmer was finally freed from detention when human rights organizations, including IFES’ Victims of Violence program, brought attention to his story… read more » Kathryn Lynch December 31, 2005

Can Cameroon Compete?

Cameroon is noted across Africa for its soccer. Although Cameroon did not make the World Cup Finals read more » Jeffrey Carlson December 31, 2005

2005: A Year of Challenge and Fulfillment at IFES

On January 30, the people of Iraq stunned the world by turning out in massive numbers to vote for Iraq’s Transitional National Assembly. At great personal risk, they made a dignified statement to the world about voting as a fundamental human right read more » Richard Soudriette December 31, 2005

A Year Later: Sri Lanka after the Tsunami

Sri Lanka was completely unprepared for the scale of impact produced by the tsunami of December 26, 2004. This was the worst natural disaster to hit the country in hundreds of years read more » Vasu Mohan December 30, 2005

Election Assessment: 2005 Elections - A Milestone for Afghanistan

The achievement of the presidential election on October 9, 2004, and the appointment of a new cabinet read more » October 15, 2005

IFES Hosts Top Civil Society Experts

Dozens of international activists, who specialize in fighting government corruption, improving women’s rights and read more » October 08, 2005

Liberia Elections Commissions, Civil Society Rise to the Challenge

The international community must make political finance regulation an early priority when it comes to planning and carrying read more » Nathan Van Dusen October 01, 2005

Gender & Law Project: Counseling Centers Curb Violence against Women in India

IFES Hosts Political Finance Forum

The international community must make political finance regulation an early priority when it comes to planning and carrying read more » September 29, 2005

New IFES Program Aims to Give Afro-Ecuadorians a Voice

On the outskirts of Guayacil, homes are built on stilts above the sewage-strewn river because land is scarce read more » Katie Lynch September 15, 2005

IFES Program Targets Citizens with Disabilities in Guinea

Cheick Diakité said he hopes that someday people with disabilities in Guinea will be able to participate in the country’s political process with the same ease as other citizens. read more » Katie Lynch September 15, 2005