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Droits et Promotion de la Femme
“Droits et Promotion de la Femme” is a pamphlet from 1996, available in French, which seeks to explain why women in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been discriminated against and gives possible solutions in order to give women more rights and better their position in society and the economy. The document is published by a Christian group called l’Epiphanie and also touches on women’s place in the Church and spiritual solutions to the problem. Overall, the pamphlet makes the point that as democracy becomes important in Africa, countries should try and increase women’s rights in order to hold true to the values of democracy.
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Zaire Vote : Dix Recommandations
“Zaire Vote: Dix Recommendations” is a booklet from 1996, available in a French and Kituba, which gives 10 recommendations on the subject of voting in the Democratic Republic of Congo followed by a brief explanation on why this is important in order to ensure free and fair elections. The document, published by LINELIT (National League of Free and Fair Elections), touches on the topics of the secrecy of the vote, bribing and the objectives of political parties.
Election Material
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Fiches Pedagogiques a L'Usage des Animateurs de la Culture Democratique
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Red Ciudadana de Observadores Electorales: Memorias 1996
“Citizens’ Network of Electoral Observers: Memories of 1996” is an informational booklet, available in Spanish, issued in 1996 by the “Citizen Participation” movement in the Dominican Republic. The booklet describes the formation and functioning of a citizen-based election observer network for the 1996 Presidential Election in the Dominican Republic. The three chapters focus on the context the network of observers emerged from, the creation and the structure of the network, as well as the role it had in the election observing process.
Election Material
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Democratizacion de la Cultura y las Practicas Politicas: Plan de Trabajo de Participacion Ciudadana 1997-2002 (plus statements, letters from 1998)
“Democratization of the Political Culture and Practices: Work Plan of the “Citizen Participation” 1997-2002” is an informational brochure, available in Spanish, issued in 1997 by the “Citizen Participation” movement in the Dominican Republic. The brochure contains the attributes of the work plan the “Citizen Participation” movement is trying to achieve during 1997-2002. The work plan reflects the goal of the civic education group to democratize the political culture while creating a conscientious and informed community. Additionally, attached to the document are statements and letters discussing the history of previous elections and the present efforts to implement electoral observation; the concern and commitment to maintain minimum female quota law in the 1998 Congressional and Municipal Elected officials.
Election Material
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Participacion Ciudadana: Estatutos Generales
“General Statutes: Citizens’ Participation” is an informational brochure, available in Spanish, believed to be issued in 1997 by the “Citizen Participation” movement in the Dominican Republic. The brochure describes the general ordinances for membership and internal activities of the civic movement organization called “Citizen Participation.” The brochure is comprised of six chapters indicating the goals, membership, structure and general dispositions of the organization, followed by a lay out of the declaration of principles that stand at the organization’s foundation of functioning.
Election Material
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Droits de L'Homme
“Droits de l’Homme” is a booklet from 1998, available in French, which consists of a comic strip on the Declaration of Human Rights and a brief introduction explaining that December 1998 will be the 50 year anniversary of the U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The document’s comic strip, published by LINELIT to be distributed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, outlines each article of the declaration with an illustration of that point, for example a family that comes to the conclusion that all humans are born equal in dignity and rights.
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Las Elecciones Congesionales y Municipales y La Participation Ciudadana
“The Congressional and Municipal Elections and the Citizen Participation” is an informational booklet, available in Spanish, issued in 1998 by the “Citizen Participation” movement in the Dominican Republic, in lead up to the May 1998 Congressional and Municipal Elections in the Dominican Republic. In the first chapter of the booklet one can find the description of the Dominican Electoral System and its history, the meaning of the attributes of voting, and an insight into the role of the electoral authorities. The second chapter thoroughly describes the upcoming 1998 Municipal and Congressional Elections, while the next two chapters explain the role of citizens’ participation through the act of voting in the decision-making process of the Dominican society. Additionally, the booklet contains a table with the numbers of officials to be elected for each locality.
Election Material
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Observacion Electoral: Red de Observadores Electorales Elecciones Congresionales y Municipales de 1998
“Electoral Observation: Network of Electoral Observers. 1998 Congressional and Municipal Elections” is an informational brochure, available in Spanish, issued in 1998 by the “Citizen Participation” movement in the Dominican Republic, in lead up to the 1998 Congressional and Municipal Elections. The brochure describes the civil society electoral observation promoted by the “Citizen Participation” movement. The brochure explains the meaning of citizen participation and electoral observation on the part of the civil society.
Election Material
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Participacion Ciudadana
“Citizen Participation” is an informational brochure, available in Spanish, Issued in 1998 by the “Citizen Participation” movement in the Dominican Republic. The brochure explains what the “Citizen Participation“ civic movement means, the idea that stood behind creating it, as well as the values and message it tries to send to the civil society.