DEMOCRACY / DEMOCRATIE
YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS /
ORGANISATIONS DE JEUNESSE
Balkans YouthLink (Eng)
http://www.balkansyouth.org
BYL seeks to promote peace and build mutual trust among
all nationalities in the Balkans region, and to nurture
a society rooted in peace and social justice. Since 1999,
Balkans YouthLink has been responding to needs of children
and youth in the war torn area through trauma recovery
teams, interethnic artistic initiatives, and youth leadership
camps. Available in English only.
Democrat Youth Community of Europe (DEMYC) (Eng)
http://www.demyc.org
DEMYC is an international political youth organisation.
It consists of the youth wings of Christian Democrat,
Conservative and like-minded parties in more than 30 European
countries, representing over 1.000.000 young European
Democrats. Information about activities and member organizations
as well as a political online magazine is hosted on the
Website. English only.
European Democrat Students (EDS) (Eng)
http://www.edsweb.org
EDS is a federation of Christian-Democrat, Conservative
and Liberal student organisations. With 39 member organisations
from 37 countries EDS represents more than 500.000 students
from all over Europe. Its activities include seminars
and meetings, lobbying and campaigns. English only.
European Youth Parliament (Eng,
Fr)
Parlement européen des jeunes (Ang, Fr)
http://www.eyp.org
The EYP is an international, non-partisan organization,
which seeks to increase young people's awareness of European
issues. The EYP thus seeks to promote the European dimension
in education and to give students (age 16-22) the opportunity
to participate in a practical, positive learning experience.
The website provides information on programs ("sessions"),
national EYP’s as well as news. Available in English and
French.
Le PEJ est une organisation internationale et apolitique,
dont le but est de sensibiliser les jeunes aux questions
européennes. L'objectif du PEJ est de promouvoir
la dimension européenne dans l'éducation
en donnant aux jeunes (de 16 à 22 ans) la possibilité
de participer à une expérience d'apprentissage
pratique et positive. Le site Web donne des informations
sur les programmes (« Sessions »), les PEJ
nationaux et leur actualité. Disponible en anglais
et français.
Federation of Young European Greens
(FYEG)
http://www.fyeg.cjb.net
The FYEG founded with the aim of bringing
together young environmental groups from all over Europe
to encourage both mutual understanding and mutual action
to promote a greener Europe. A newsletter, information
about activities and campaigns are hosted on the Website.
Site available in English only.
International Federation of Liberal
Youth (Eng)
Fédération internationale des jeunesses
libérales (Ang)
http://www.iflry.org
IFLRY is the international umbrella organisation of liberal
and radical youth organisations. The Federation attempts
to increase the interest in and knowledge of international
politics within the member organisations through running
and offering seminars, delegations, study visits, training
courses, summer camps, a youth network and thematically
networks. Documents, publications, links as well as a
list of members is accessible on the Website. The majority
of documents is English, French and Spanish available
in part.
L'IFLRY est un groupement international d'organisations
de jeunesse libérales et radicales. La Fédération
cherche à renforcer l'intérêt
et les connaissances de ses membres sur les politiques
internationales, à travers l'organisation
de séminaires, de délégations, de
visites d'étude, de formations, de camps
d'été, d'un réseau pour
la jeunesse et d'autres réseaux thématiques.
Les documents, publications, liens et une liste de membres
sont accessibles sur ce site. La plupart des documents
en ligne sont en anglais, certains en français
et en espagnol.
International Union of Socialist
Youth (IUSY) (Eng, Fr, Sp)
Union internationale de la jeunesse socialiste (IUSY)
(Ang, Fr, Sp)
http://eye-tea.com/~iusy/
IUSY is made up of 143 socialist, social democratic
and labour youth organisations from 100 countries all
over the world. Overview of campaigns, news and downloads
are available on the Website. Languages: English, French,
Spanish.
L'IUSY rassemble 143 formations de jeunesse
socialistes, social-démocrates et travaillistes
de 100 pays à travers le monde. Le site propose
un aperçu des campagnes, l'actualité
de l'IUSY et des documents à télécharger.
Langues : anglais, français, espagnol.
Young European Federalists (JEF)
(Eng, Fr)
Jeunes européens fédéralistes
(JEF) (Ang, Fr)
http://www.jef-europe.net
JEF is a supranational, political movement active in
most European countries. It is an autonomous youth organization,
which has no party political affiliations or commitments.
JEF works for increased international democracy, primarily,
but not exclusively, within the European continent. It
seeks to implement the principles of federalism, which
proposes a decentralised, self-managed society, in which
all persons affected by a decision may participate in
making it. Resources and links are available on the Website.
Site available in English and French.
Le JEF est un mouvement politique supranational présent
dans la plupart des pays européens. C'est
une organisation de jeunesse autonome, indépendante
de tout parti politique. Le JEF agit principalement, mais
non exclusivement, en faveur de la démocratie internationale
sur le continent européen. Il cherche à
mettre en œuvre les principes du fédéralisme,
qui propose une société décentralisée
et autogérée, dans laquelle toutes les personnes
concernées par une décision peuvent y prendre
part. Le site propose également des ressources
et liens. Disponible en anglais et français.
Youth Planet (Youth Participation
in Local Authorities Network in Europe Today) (Eng. Fr)
Youth Planet (Participation des jeunes dans les réseaux
de pouvoirs locaux dans l'Europe d'aujourd'hui)
(Ang, Fr)
http://www.youthplanet.org
In 1997, national associations of France, Italy, Hungary,
Romania and Switzerland created Youth PLANET, the European
Association for Young People Councils and Parliaments.
Youth PLANET aims to develop the participation of both
children and young people in community life and to promote
an active democracy in local communities. Website available
in English and French.
En 1997, les associations nationales de la France,
de l'Italie, de la Hongrie, de la Roumanie et de
la Suisse ont créé Youth PLANET, l'Association
européenne des conseils et parlements de jeunes.
Youth PLANET vise à développer la participation
des enfants et des jeunes à la vie des communes
et à promouvoir une démocratie active dans
les collectivités territoriales. Site disponible
en anglais et français.
OTHER SPECIALIZED ORGANIZATIONS /
AUTRES ORGANISATIONS SPECIALISEES
The Balkan Human Rights Web Pages
(Eng)
http://www.greekhelsinki.gr/bhr/english/index.html
In addition to the usual monitoring of human rights
violations and human rights related trials, the site issues
public statements, alone or along with other NGO's
and monitors the Greek and Balkan media for stereotypes
and hate speech. A links on human rights, international
organizations and NGOs are also provided. Helsinki Monitor
started in 1997 a Roma Office in cooperation with the
European Roma Rights Center. The site is linked to the
center of documentation and information on minorities
in Europe and Southeast Europe. Languages: English, Greek.
Belgrade Centre for Human Rights
(Eng)
http://site-wizard.com/usr/bgcentar/english/index.php
The main purpose of the Centre is to study human rights
and humanitarian law and to disseminate knowledge about
them. It intends thereby to promote the development of
democracy and the rule of law in the FR Yugoslavia (Serbia
and Montenegro), in the successor states of the former
Yugoslavia and in other societies in transition from authoritarian
to democratic rule.
Education for Democracy Foundation
(FED) (Eng, Pol, Rus)
http://www.edudemo.org.pl
The FED was established at the end of the 1980’s as a
cooperative effort between Polish and American pro-democratic
educators. Since then, it promotes the dissemination of
knowledge concerning democracy and a free market economy
as well as provide skills for civic activity in a democratic
state. The Foundation's initial task is granting assistance
in this field to educators and activists of non-governmental,
trade union, youth and local governmental organizations
in Poland and other countries of Eastern Europe, Caucasus
and Central Asia. Site available in English, Polish and
Russian.
International Institute for Democracy
(IID) (Eng, Fr)
Institut international de la démocratie (IID)
(Ang, Fr)
http://www.iidemocracy.coe.int
The IID was created by the Parliamentary Assembly of
the Council of Europe, the European Parliament and a number
of national parliaments. The Institute's main role is
to encourage cooperation on a world-wide scale between
governmental, non-governmental and inter-parliamentary
organisations, as well as between national parliaments,
with a view to promoting and strengthening pluralistic
democracy. Site available in English and French.
L'IID a été créé
par l'Assemblée parlementaire du Conseil
de l'Europe, le Parlement européen et plusieurs
parlements nationaux. La mission essentielle de l'Institut
consiste à encourager la coopération à
l'échelle mondiale entre les organisations
gouvernementales, non gouvernementales et interparlementaires,
ainsi qu'entre parlements nationaux, en vue de promouvoir
et de renforcer la démocratie pluraliste. Site
disponible en anglais et français.
Politeia Network for Citizenship
and Democracy in Europe (Eng)
http://www.politeia.net
Politeia is a virtual organization of more
than 1500 persons and institutions that are active in
the field of citizenship and political education and wishing
to cooperate at European level. The goal of the network
is to promote the social and political participation of
the European citizens. Website available in English only.
Union interparlementaire (Fr)
http://www.ipu.org/french/home.htm
L'Union interparlementaire est l'organisation
internationale des Parlements des Etats souverains. Foyer
de la concertation interparlementaire à l'échelle
mondiale, l'Union oeuvre pour la paix et la coopération
entre les peuples et l'affermissement de la démocratie
représentative. Le site permet notamment l'accès
aux bases de données des chambres de tous les parlements
membres !
World Democracy Audit (Eng)
http://www.globalaudit.org/
This organisation draws together comparative data relating
to the level of democracy in over 200 countries and dependencies,
using criteria such as political rights, press freedom,
level of corruption, civil liberties, and human rights.
Presents democracy rankings for country groupings such
as the OECD, the European Union, G7, and the Arab League,
and an overall ranking of nations with populations over
1 million.
World Movement for Democracy (Eng)
http://www.wmd.org
The World Movement for Democracy is a global network
of democrats, including activists, practitioners, academics,
policy makers, and funders, who have come together to
cooperate in the promotion of democracy. Website in English
only.
Young Women and Democracy Programme
(Eng)
http://www.antenna.nl/ywd
The Young Women and Democracy Programme, funded by a
grant from the European Union (PHARE/TACIS), seeks to
promote the political involvement of young women in Central
and Eastern European Countries and Newly Independent States.
The Programme organizes regional seminars, email trainings,
local action days, pilot speakers’ tours and publishes
a newsletter. Site available in English only.