The Electronic Digital Display Board at the office of the Election Commission of India displaying the results of General Election-2019 for the public, at Nirvachan Sadan, in New Delhi on May 23, 2019. Photo: PIB (Representational Image)

70% of the World Population Lives Under Dictatorship: Democracy Report

March 3, 2022March 6, 2022 RMN News Democracy, Dictatorship, V-Dem

Electoral autocracies are the most common regime type and harbor the largest share of the world population – 44% or

Newly arrived Rohingya refugees travel by boat from Myanmar on the Bay of Bengal to Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar district, Chittagong Division in Bangladesh. Credit: UNICEF/Patrick Brown

U.S. Issues Business Advisory for Couped Myanmar

January 27, 2022January 31, 2022 RMN News Coup, Democracy, Human Rights, Myanmar

The United States says it does not seek to curtail legitimate business and responsible investment in Burma. On February 1,

Delia Ferreira Rubio, Chair, Transparency International

Crime Europe Politics World

Transparency Releases 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index

January 26, 2022January 31, 2022 RMN News Corruption, Democracy, Human Rights, Transparency

Complacency in fighting corruption exacerbates human rights abuses and undermines democracy, setting off a vicious spiral. The 2021 Corruption Perceptions

Americas Political Issues Politics World

How the U.S. Plans to Protect Democracy and Combat Corruption

December 22, 2021December 24, 2021 RMN News Corruption, Democracy, Joe Biden

The White House announced the Presidential Initiative for Democratic Renewal, which represents the U.S. Government’s flagship efforts to bolster democracy