Citizen Development Roadmaps Gain Lawmakers’ Attention in Haiti

Two years after the devastating January 2010 earthquake in Haiti, the country is attempting to rebuild with the help of development proposals prepared by citizens. These efforts, known as roadmaps, or “cahiers de charges,” have been endorsed by elected officials across the country as a way to demonstrate that they are listening to citizens and have set specific goals for reconstruction and development efforts.

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Egyptians Head to Polls Again in Parliament Vote | Jan. 3, 2012

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Party agents flooded the streets with banners and verses from the Koran as the third phase of Egypt's parliamentary election began on Tuesday, with Islamists trying to dominate an assembly that will rival the clout of the ruling generals.

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American Groups Rebut Egyptian Accusations | Jan. 2, 2012

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Two American democracy-building organizations accused Egypt’s military-led government of a campaign of false statements about their activities and history, ratcheting up a confrontation between Washington and Cairo over police raids that shut down the groups’ offices.

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Egypt Defends Raids of Human Rights Offices | Jan. 2, 2012

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A top Egyptian official responsible for overseeing civil society groups has defended sweeps through the offices of 10 human rights and pro-democracy organizations, rejecting denunciations from the U.S., U.N. and Germany.

The U.S.-based National Democratic Institute, International Republican Institute and Freedom House all denounced the sweeps.

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Undercutting Vow of Softer Stance, Egypt Again Defends Office Raids | Jan. 1, 2012

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Egypt’s military-led government on Sunday justified its recent crackdown on human rights and democracy-building organizations as a defense against foreign interference in its politics, defying international pressure and contradicting reports from senior officials in Washington that Egypt’s military rulers had pledged to soften their stance.

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Egyptian Military Raids Human Rights Organisations | Dec. 31, 2011

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Egyptian authorities have raided the offices of 17 domestic and international human rights and democracy organisations, in a sharp intensification of the military's crackdown that recalled the tactics of the country's ousted authoritarian president, Hosni Mubarak.

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Egyptian Military Gambles by Raiding Pro-Democracy Groups | Dec. 30, 2011

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By storming the offices of international and domestic pro-democracy groups Thursday, Egypt’s military rulers took a perilous gamble: cracking down on dissent ahead of a crucial transition to elected governance at the risk of alienating their most important benefactor: the United States.

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US Says Egypt Agrees To Stop NGO Raids | Dec. 30, 2011

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Egyptian authorities agreed Friday to halt raids against non-governmental pro-democracy groups as senior Obama administration officials stepped up pressure for them to stop, U.S. officials said.

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Egypt Raids Offices of Nonprofits, 3 Backed by US | Dec. 29, 2011

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Security forces shut down three American-financed democracy-building groups and as many as six other nonprofit organizations on Thursday, in a crackdown that signaled a new low in relations between Washington and Egypt’s military rulers.

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Egypt Rights Groups Blast Raids On NGO Offices | Dec. 29, 2011

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Several Egyptian rights groups on Friday accused the country’s ruling military council of using “repressive tools” of the deposed regime in waging an “unprecedented campaign” against pro-democracy organizations.

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