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The former German Minister of Justice and chairwoman of the Committee for Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid in the German parliament, Prof. Dr. Herta Däubler - Gmelin visited the office of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung in Amman from 8.-12. April 2010. FES seized the opportunity and organized meetings with national activists on different issues related to the Professors field of work.
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The Zarqa based Bushra Center for Women Studies has implemented a project entitled “Campaigning for Women in Zarqa Governorate”. The project, organized in partnership with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, is a continuation of Bushra Center’s and FES’ successful 2008 project. It is aiming at promoting women rights in the governorate of Zarqa by presenting arguments supporting women participation in political, social and economic life. more
With the publication of the study "The Professional Associations – the Challenges of Participation and Change", Al Badeel Center for Studies and Training, in partnership with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, has concluded the project on ways to reform Jordan’s professional Associations.
moreThe Amman-based Identity Center has published its report on the Out-of-Country Voting (OCV) for the Iraqi Parliamentary Elections in Jordan. More than 50 observers, who had been trained on voting regulations, were accredited to the Independent High Electoral Commission of Iraq (IHEC) which had set up an office in Amman. In addition OCV’s took place in 15 other countries. The election stretched over three days from 5 to 7 March. more
The Iraqi Democratic Future Network (IDFN) has held a press conference in Baghdad on 8 March 2010 in order to present its preliminary findings with regard to the monitoring of the parliamentary elections in Iraq by nearly 15,000 observers, trained and mobilized in a joint project by IDFN and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation. A more detailed report will follow in the coming days.
moreAs in the past, the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES) and the Iraqi Democratic Future Network (IDFN), in partnership with UNAMI and UNOPS, have trained and mobilized Iraqi election observers. Approximately 15,000 Iraqi volunteers are out on election day to monitor events and report how the third parliamentary elections after 2003 proceed. On 4 March 2010, the FES/IDFN observers monitored the special needs voting.
more1. Two incidents in Diyala province involving the same candidate brought a negative “highlight” to today’s parliamentary elections in Iraq. In the first incident, observers and representatives of political parties were asked to leave Al Arish Center (no. 150607). The center’s manager refused to provide the representatives of the political parties with the complaints forms. more