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India

Dr. Tom Palmer delivers talk

Dr Tom G. Palmer links the importance of limited government to a sustainable democracy at Liberty Institute’s Julian L. Simon Memorial Lecture

FNF and Liberty Institute hosted noted libertarian, Dr Tom G. Palmer at the Julian L. Simon Memorial Lecture on the topic, “Enduring Democracy and Limited Government: An unbreakable partnership.”Given the recent general elections, this topic had important significance for India.
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Pakistan

Law Minister receiving certificate after the training on Democratic Values and Parliamentary Procedures

Democracy begins to show Vital Signs

Leaders of tomorrow appeal to politicians to uphold democratic norms and value This turned out to be a big day for Pakistani children, as they had a parliament of their own in place. Prime Minster Zainab Samantash gave a brief intro of Children’s Parliament Pakistan. The “Children’s Parliament of Pakistan” (CPP) created with an aspiration to inculcate democratic values ...
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Sri Lanka

Training of Trainers by the Liberal Academy for Political Leadership (LAPL)

On 13 June 2009, FNF partner, the Liberal Academy for Political Leadership organized a Training of Trainers for a selected group of members from the Liberal Youth Guilds (LYGs) spread island-wide.
  • SMED Key Person’s Forum - On 21 May 2009, Mr. Pradeep Kariyawasam, Director General, Telecommunication Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka, addressed the SMED Key ...
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Regional

Police Reform in Pakistan

“A law on police reform was not put into place by successive Pakistani governments. Why not put it into practice now with a newly and democratically elected government?” a participant asked at the consultation on “Police Reform in Pakistan”, which was facilitated by I. A. Rehmann, Director ...
  • Police Reform in South Asia - Democratic nations need democratic policing. Effective policing must be based on accountability, transparency and participation of ...
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Publication- Sri Lanka

The Electoral Reforms Debate in Sri Lanka (2008)

by Rohan Edrisinha & Asanga Welikala

 

This publication is presented in the context of the ongoing debate on electoral reforms in Sri Lanka. Firstly it is a collection of short articles, dealing with various aspects of electoral reforms including the rationale for proportional representation in the political context of Sri Lanka; the freedom of conscience of Members of Parliament; the National list and the principle of nominated legislative membership and many other relevant issues.

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Peruvian Writer Mario Vargas Awarded Freedom Prize from the Friedrich Naumann Foundation
Mario Vargas Llosa, a Peruvian writer, politician, journalist and essayist, has been awarded the Freedom Prize 2008 from the Friedrich Naumann Foundation. In his acceptance speech delivered at a ceremony at St. Paul’s Church in Frankfurt, Germany on 8 November 2008, Mr. Llosa defended free market, globalisation, capitalism and absence of government subsidies. He was chosen for this prestigious award for his intellectual contribution to the advancement of freedom.
Clippings of award ceremony