For a world free from the shadows of the gallows

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By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 14 April 2025 On 8 April 2025, Amnesty International published its annual report on the state of the death penalty worldwide. Amnesty International’s monitoring shows that with continued advocacy, it is just a matter of time before the death penalty will be fully abolished globally.

Artificial Intelligence and Local Democracy: Opportunities, Risks, and Collective Responsibility

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On 21 March 21 2025, the International Observatory on Participatory Democracy (OIDP) co-facilitated a webinar titled “Artificial Intelligence and Local Democracy: What Are We Talking About?,”

TODAY, 15th April:Strategies for Renewing Democracy Globally with Mainstreaming Participation

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Join People Powered and global partners for a webinar about how governments and civil society are mainstreaming public participation to reshape governance and create lasting democratic impact. Tuesday, April 15, 2025 10:00 AM 11:30 AM

Hong Kong: Drop national security charges for social media posts

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ARTICLE 19 condemns Hong Kong’s targeting of pro-democracy activist Chow Kim-ho, and the recent court decision to hand down a prison sentence in retaliation for his online expression.

Asia-Pacific Business Forum opens with bold commitments to private sector-led sustainability action

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The Asia-Pacific Business Forum (APBF) 2025 opened today in Kuala Lumpur with a strong call for the private sector to lead the region’s transition towards a more sustainable, inclusive and resilient future.

4500 people join GDS 2025: Call for investing in OPD driven inclusion

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Over 4500 participants, including representatives of organizations of persons with disabilities from across the world have gathered together for the Global Disability Summit 2025 in Berlin.

Open Gov Week 2025

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Meet the moment. Raise ambition. Rise to the challenge by OPEN GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP.

The Global Solidarity Levies Task Force

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29/01/25 Levies can raise valuable revenue for governments from undertaxed sectors. 16 options for levies on sectors including private jet fuel and cryptocurrency. ‘Solidarity levies’ can generate revenues to finance climate and development action from heavily polluting sectors.

HRC58: The UN Human Rights Council ends a six-week intense session in perilous times for multilateralism

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On Friday last week, the 58th session of the main UN human rights body, the Human Rights Council (HRC), came to an end after six weeks of intense work, from 24 February to 4 April 2025.

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