Civil Society
Civil society refers to the sphere of human activity outside government, the market economy, and the family. It includes communities, churches, voluntary associations, philanthropic orga...
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Islamabad (dpa) - Thousands of moderate opponents of religious
extremists on Thursday joined rallies in several Pakistani cities
protesting against alleged "terrorism" of ci...
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New York (dpa) - Pro-environmental groups that have been fighting
big governments and companies for decades on Monday joined forces to
demand action against global warming, ...
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Moscow (dpa) - Dmitry Medvedev, President Vladimir Putin's
anointed successor, in his first day of official campaigning declared
the fight against corruption to be a nationa...
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MOSCOW, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Russia needs a strong state but
it should also have a vigorous civil society to hold authorities
to account, Dmitry Medvedev, front-runner to be the next
president, said...
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Amman (dpa) - The parliamentary election campaign in Jordan
reached a peak Friday ahead of polling on Tuesday, with King Abdullah
II firmly instructing the government to ens...
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Amman (dpa) - The parliamentary election campaign in Jordan
reached a peak Friday ahead of polling on Tuesday, with King Abdullah
II firmly instructing the government to ens...
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Rwandan rebels attacked villagers in neighboring eastern Congo with machetes, spears and hammers on Sunday, killing 17, wounding 28 and taking up to a dozen hostages, a local rights worker said, ci...
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Harare/Johannesburg (dpa) - Police in the city of Bulawayo
Wednesday descended on rights activists demonstrating for wider civil
society representation in South African-brok...
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Abuja, (dpa) - The Economic Community of West African States said
in Abuja Monday that it would deploy a 300-man observer mission to
the Nigerian general elections being hel...
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Vienna (dpa) - A two-day conference uniting international women
leaders in Vienna will aim at further establishing women's role in
the Middle East peace process, Ursula Plas...
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