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 | A snapshot of the world's parliamentary elections in 2006 |
Did you know that over 400 million people voted to elect their representatives in 2006? That's approximately one in 16 of the estimated world population. This is just one of the facts contained in the Panorama of Parliamentary Elections 2006, an overview of all direct elections to national parliaments held in that year. [ Full story ... ]
| Criminal case against Philippines MPs dismissed following on-site visit to Manila |
In early May 2007, the IPU Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians carried out a mission to the Philippines where six opposition members of parliament had been charged with rebellion and attempts to unseat the country's President. [ Full story ... ]
| Donors and practitioners of assistance to parliaments seek greater effectiveness |
The wave of democracy and democratization seen over the past two decades has led to a substantial evolution of the role parliaments play nationally and internationally. The exponential growth in donor support to parliaments is evidence enough of this expanding role. [ Full story ... ]
| Two new handbooks seek to mobilize MPs against violence |
Violence at home, at school, in the workplace, on the street and in many other settings remains unfortunately all too common in most societies. The immediate victims of such violence are countless but what is less obvious is that violence also tends to undermine democratic values. [ Full story ... ]
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116th IPU Assembly
Green light to Parliamentary Committee on UN Affairs
 The Assembly, held in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, was remarkable for many reasons. Perhaps the most important of these, though not necessarily the most visible, was the decision to go ahead with the establishment of a new body, to be known as the Parliamentary Committee on United Nations Affairs.
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