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GFDD and John Jay College of Criminal Justice Presented Results of Research on Prison Reform in the Dominican Republic and the SDGs
December 12, 2019
New York, NY - On Tuesday, December 10th 2019, Jennifer Peirce, PhD Candidate in Criminal Justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice/CUNY Graduate Center in New York City and 2017 GFDD/Funglode Research Fellow, presented her work on “Prison Reform in the Dominican Republic and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”. The presentation, held... Continue Reading >
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Global Roundtable interview with Nestor Mendez highlights the lesser known initiatives of the OAS and its future outlook
December 11, 2019
Washington, D.C.- The Organization of American States’ (OAS) Assistant Secretary General Nestor Mendez sat down with the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development’s (GFDD) correspondent and Dominican diplomat, Angie Martinez, for an interview in GFDD’s Global Roundtable series on August 12, 2019. Martinez began with an introduction of Mendez’ many accomplishments as Ambassador of Belize... Continue Reading >
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The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development welcomed Paulo Abrao, Executive Secretary for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the Organization of American States (IACHR/OAS), for a segment of GFDD’s Global Roundtables series of videos and interviews
November 27, 2019
Angie Martinez, GFDD contributor, began the interview with a brief background of Abrao’s many achievements and asked what the IACHR’s process looks like for an individual citizen who wants to file a human rights violation complain. Abrao went over the 3 mandates that guide the IACHR; the individual petition system, monitoring of the human rights... Continue Reading >
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Learning about Prison Reform in the Dominican Republic and the SDGs
November 22, 2019
On Tuesday, December 10th 2019, Jennifer Peirce, PhD Candidate in Criminal Justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice/CUNY Graduate Center in New York City and GFDD Research Fellow, will present her work on “Prison Reform in the Dominican Republic and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”. This is a GFDD initiative under its Fellows Program,... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Co-Hosts Discussion on “Social Good: Having an Impact Locally & Globally”
November 22, 2019
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), together with Global Family, General Assembly of Partners, Habitat Civil Society Working Group, Huairou Commission, NGO Major Group Urban Cluster, Consortium for Sustainable Urbanization, Humanitarian Focus Foundation, Youth for a Better World/MMUN/Youth Impact Forum, Salvation Army, International Social Justice Commission, Global Family for Love & Peace, WFUWO, ICW,... Continue Reading >
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Book Launch “In Defense of the Constitution: Reflections for History” by Leonel Fernández
November 18, 2019
In the event for “In Defense of the Constitution: Reflections for history”, the former head of state manifested that in order to achieve prosperity, there have to be democratic rules of play in which politicians and the governed are attached and committed to the law. SANTO DOMINGO.- The former President of the Dominican Republic and... Continue Reading >
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