Past Events

16 February 2024

Post-legislative scrutiny clinic: writing a committee’s PLS report and advancing its recommendations

Post-legislative scrutiny (PLS) is the practice of monitoring the implementation and evaluating the impact of laws. The aim is to…

8 February 2024

The Economics of Integrity: Trust and Revenue in the Digital News Ecosystem

Independent journalists have been struggling for years to connect with readers and advertisers through social media platforms like YouTube and…

7 February 2024

Does Europe have to reposition itself politically? The EU facing new geopolitical challenges

Russia’s attack on its neighbor Ukraine represents a blatant breach of international law and thus undermines the European (legal) order…

11 December 2023

Human Rights Defenders Unite: Challenges, Experiences, and Opportunities

Register here December 10, 2023 marks the 75th anniversary of the United Nation’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a landmark…

30 November 2023

Policy brief launch: Inclusion of persons with disabilities in political parties

When: Thursday 30 November at 10 – 12 (EET)Where: Online (Teams) Register here by 28 November (link opens in a…

6 - 8 November 2023

IOPD Conference 2023

The 2023 Conference will be hosted in the City of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 6 to 8 November with…

6 - 8 November 2023

World Forum for Democracy

When: 6-8 November 2023 Where: Virtual The next World Forum for Democracy will take place in Strasbourg (France) from 6…

2 November 2023

The Global State of Democracy 2023 Global Launch Event

As the bedrocks of democracy are weakening across the globe, in its fifth edition, The Global State of Democracy 2023…

30 October 2023 - 3 November 2023

Geneva Peace Week

Geneva Peace Week (GPW) is a leading annual forum in the international peacebuilding calendar through which organizations in Geneva and…