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  Gender and Political Participation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Political parties, as agents and instruments of citizens' participation in political life, shall guarantee non-discrimination against women both in their internal functioning and in the processes for gaining access to public institutions of representation and government.
Lists of candidates drawn up with a view to participation in an electoral process shall have at least the same proportion of women and men as in the parties' organs of government and internal representation, in accordance with the system established in articles 3 and 4 of this Law.
Political parties shall have one year, from the date of publication of this Law, to bring their organs of government and internal representation into line with the provisions of this Law.
www.undp.org /rblac/gender/legislation/politicalpart.htm   (14961 words)

  
 No to Bush, Kerry, Nader: For a Workers Party
The workers’ party must never be the tagtail of any bourgeois party; it must be independent and have its own policy.” This was in a speech he made to the First International, the International Workingmen’s Association, in September 1871.
We’re taught to look at politics as if it were a spectrum: you get liberal, less liberal, middle-of-the-road, conservative, as if the electorate consists of consumers being offered a range of different flavors of ice cream.
Because the guiding line for the Democratic Party is not democratic rights for the populace – it grew up as the party of the slaveowners – but defense of the property rights of the ruling class.
www.internationalist.org /revo2warelections1004.html   (3770 words)

  
 MapUp.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
After obtaining independence, Grenada adopted a modified Westminster parliamentary system based on the British model, with a governor general appointed by and representing the British monarch (head of state) and a prime minister who is both leader of the majority party and the head of government.
Grenada's constitution had been suspended in 1979 by the PRG, but it was restored after the 1984 elections.
Grenada is governed under a parliamentary system based on the British model; it has a governor general, a prime minister and a Cabinet, and a bicameral Parliament with an elected House of Representatives and an appointed Senate.
mapup.com /namerica/grenada.html   (1713 words)

  
 Multilateral treaties deposited with the Secretary-General- TREATY I-IV--1.asp   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Notwithstanding the political reasoning behind it, in its 1992 Declaration the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia stated that it "shall strictly abide by all the commitments that the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia assumed internationally".
The Government of the Republic of Croatia further objects to the reservation made by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in respect of Article IX of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, and considers it to be incompatible with the object and purpose of the Convention.
The Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands objects to this reservation on the ground that it creates uncertainty as to the extent of the obligations the Government of the United States of America is prepared to assume with regard to the Convention.
www.unhchr.ch /html/menu3/b/treaty1gen.htm   (5531 words)

  
 Populist Party - Militarism, Mayhem, and the Pursuit of Profit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
All this is a matter of public record yet seldom mentioned in mainstream discourse.
He ties in his deeply informed case studies to the wider issues of U.S. imperial policy, the broader questions of war and peace, and the general crisis that faces the entire world and the planet's ecology itself.
He is one of the nation's leading progressive political analysts.
www.populistamerica.com /militarism_mayhem_and_the_pursuit_of_profit   (1308 words)

  
 Use of U.S. Forces Abroad
It brings up to date a 1989 list that was compiled in part from various older lists and is intended primarily to provide a rough sketch survey of past U.S. military ventures abroad.
The list does not include covert actions or numerous instances in which U.S. forces have been stationed abroad since World War II in occupation forces or for participation in mutual security organizations, base agreements, or routine military assistance or training operations.
A naval party landed to avenge the murder of a seaman by the natives.
www.history.navy.mil /wars/foabroad.htm   (8276 words)

  
 Jeff Mackler for Senate '06
Today the capitalist system is in a crisis, with each of the major industrialized nations and their competing regional trading blocs geared up as never before to win the mad race for declining markets and resources at the expense of the world's working masses.
While socialists participate in elections to advance their political critique of the capitalist system and to build the mass movements that inevitably arise to challenge many of the evils generated by the system, we reject any support—directly or indirectly—to the candidates and parties of the rich.
Green Party politics are based on middle-class reformism, the notion that the capitalist parties, especially the Democrats, can generally pressured to do the right thing.
www.socialistaction.org /macklerforsenate1.htm   (1953 words)

  
 Behind the Scenes in Marxist Grenada
During the four and one-half years that the PRG ruled Grenada, approximately 1 percent of the island's population was detained at varying times for political transgressions l consider how people get detained in this country we don't go and call for no votes.
Senior Soviet officials perceived Grenada as a bridgehead in the war to penetrate the traditional U.S. sphere of influence in Latin America and the Caribbean.
6 Grenada's Role in Soviet Military Strategy Grenada was important militarily to the Soviets as a potential exporter of communist revolution and as a base for the overt projection of tactical power Of all the regional possibilities, the most likely candidate for special attention is Surinam.
www.heritage.org /Research/LatinAmerica/bg393.cfm   (1211 words)

  
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Menem's closest political allies realize their candidate is at a disadvantage in terms of popularity: He is perceived as having presided over two successive corrupt governments that stole and wasted billions of dollars.
The implosion of the Conservative Party is as a result of a lingering attachment to punk Thatcherism -- despite his best efforts, William Hague was forced to turn right because, in "democratising" his party, he had made himself more vulnerable to the demands of the partisan bigots that form the hard core of that party.
Stratfor: Menem's closest political allies realize their candidate is at a disadvantage in terms of popularity: He is perceived as having presided over two successive corrupt governments that stole and wasted billions of dollars.
lists.econ.utah.edu /pipermail/a-list/2003-May.txt   (19448 words)

  
 Grenada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Grenada has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties.
Grenada Trades Union Council - The Grenada Trades Union Council (GTUC) is the national trade union center for Grenada.
Grenada Football Association - The Grenada Football Association is the governing body of football in Grenada.
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 U. S. Imperialism, Hands Off Latin America
Is a central part of the peace movement and the political agenda of the American people.
The invasions of Guatemala and Grenada were carried out in the name of "restoring democracy." The contras mercenaries and the paramilitary death squads in El Salvador, Colombia and elsewhere are called "freedom fighters" by the leaders of the U.S. government.
In political terms it means that the struggle against U.S. intervention must be directed against the parties of monopoly capital and imperialism - against the Republicans and Democrats.
www.anti-imperialist.org /Hands-Off-Latin-America_11-9-04.htm   (2300 words)

  
 CIA -- The World Factbook -- Political parties and leaders
Awami League or AL [Sheikh HASINA]; Bangladesh Communist Party or BCP [Saifuddin Ahmed MANIK]; Bangladesh Nationalist Party or BNP [Khaleda ZIAur Rahman]; Islami Oikya Jote or IOJ [Azizol HAQ]; Jamaat-E-Islami or JI [Motiur Rahman NIZAMI]; Jatiya Party or JP [Hussain Mohammad ERSHAD]
Fiji Labor Party or FLP [Mahendra CHAUDHRY]; Fijian Nationalist Federation Party or NFP [Singh RAKKA]; Fijian Political Party or SVT (primarily Fijian) [Maj. Gen.
political party activity is organized along largely sectarian lines; numerous political groupings exist, consisting of individual political figures and followers motivated by religious, clan, and economic considerations
www.umsl.edu /services/govdocs/wofact2001/fields/political_parties_and_leaders.html   (3957 words)

  
 Press Releases
She also touched on initial concerns about the voters list, but noted that the supervisor of elections had reassured them it had been compiled “absolutely” in compliance with existing legislation and the team concluded those problems “did not appear to prejudice the outcome in any way.”
Secretary General César Gaviria thanked McKnight and the observation team, noting her vast experience was important in helping the OAS team of observers accomplish its mission.
For his part, Grenada’s Ambassador Denis Antoine expressed appreciation on behalf of the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister.
www.oas.org /OASpage/press_releases/press_release.asp?sCodigo=E-016/04   (371 words)

  
 Earth Negotiations Bulletin
Noting that the toolkits should offer voluntary guidance which Parties may develop further, the EU said they should be user-friendly, action-oriented and, supported by many delegates, adaptable to the needs of Parties and specific situations.
ARGENTINA and others noted that the list is not exhaustive, and called on Parties to supplement it.
Delegates agreed to revert to standard text requesting the COP to call on Parties, while still identifying recommendations to be forwarded directly to Parties.
www.iisd.ca /vol09/enb09323e.html   (1819 words)

  
 Freedom in the World, 2005 — Infoplease.com
Political rights and civil liberties are more limited in these countries, in which corruption, dominant ruling parties, or, in some cases, ethnic or religious strife is often the norm.
Freedom House's separate listing of territories reveals that four territories received the lowest possible political rights rating: Chechnya (Russia), Kashmir (Pakistan), Tibet (China), and Western Sahara (Morocco); of those, Chechnya and Tibet also received the lowest possible civil liberties ratings.
Countries are ranked according to political rights and civil liberties on a scale from 1.0 (most free) to 7.0 (least free).
www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0930918.html   (557 words)

  
 CIA -- The World Factbook 2000 -- Political parties and leaders
Awami League or AL [Sheikh HASINA Wajed]; Bangladesh Communist Party or BCP [Saifuddin Ahmed MANIK]; Bangladesh Nationalist Party or BNP [Khaleda ZIAur Rahman]; Jamaat-E-Islami or JI [Motiur Rahman NIZAMI]; Jatiyo Party or JP [Hussain Mohammad ERSHAD]
Grenada United Labor Party or GULP [Herbert PREUDHOMME]; Maurice Bishop Patriotic Movement or MBPM [Terrence MARRYSHOW]; National Democratic Congress or NDC [George BRIZAN]; New National Party or NNP [Keith MITCHELL]; The Democratic Labor Party or DLP [Francis ALEXIS]; The National Party or TNP [Ben JONES]
although political parties are not banned, none exist
www.umsl.edu /services/govdocs/wofact2000/fields/political_parties_and_leaders.html   (3895 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - World: Political Parties & Leaders of Countries Worldwide
Awami League or AL [Sheikh HASINA]; Bangladesh Communist Party or BCP [Saifuddin Ahmed MANIK]; Bangladesh Nationalist Party or BNP [Khaleda ZIA, chairperson]; Islami Oikya Jote or IOJ [Mufti Fazlul Haq AMINI]; Jamaat-E-Islami or JI [Motiur Rahman NIZAMI]; Jatiya Party or JP (Ershad faction) [Hussain Mohammad ERSHAD]; Jatiya Party (Manzur faction) [Naziur Rahman MANZUR]
Barbados Labor Party or BLP [Owen ARTHUR]; Democratic Labor Party or DLP [Clyde Mascoll]
Grenada United Labor Party or GULP [Herbert PREUDHOMME]; National Democratic Congress or NDC [leader vacant]; New National Party or NNP [George McGUIRE]; People Labor Movement or PLM [leader NA]
reference.allrefer.com /world/facts/political-parties.html   (2182 words)

  
 best of craigslist : Shocked and Horrified
It is merely a list that is easily accessible and not unknown, especially to the economic and intellectual elites.
That is not some kind of religious prophecy or threat, it is merely a straightforward political analysis.
If indeed it is Bin Laden, the world must not deal only with him as an individual criminal, but eliminate the conditions that create the injustices and war crimes that will inevitably lead to more of these types of attacks in the future.
www.craigslist.org /about/best/sfo/1765255.html   (2530 words)

  
 Women in Politics - bibliographic database
The database is regularly up-dated to take account of new books and articles produced throughout the world on the subject of women in politics.
A separate page on this site lists a number of useful Web links on this subject.
Prior to making the database available on-line on the Internet, the Inter-Parliamentary Union published its content in the form of a bilingual bibliography available in English and French.
www.ipu.org /bdf-e/BDFsearch.asp   (318 words)

  
 The History Guy: The War List
War List Page Format: the format used for these lists is fairly simple.
If a conflict can be broken up into one or more component parts, the secondary wars are listed below the primary war and are indented to show they "belong" to it.
This war began after a military coup which voided election results which would have given power to fundamentalist Islamic political parties.
www.historyguy.com /War_list.html   (4997 words)

  
 Political parties and leaders - All countries of the world - Lexas World Factbook
This entry includes a listing of significant political organizations and their leaders.
Barbados Labor Party or BLP [Owen ARTHUR]; Democratic Labor Party or DLP [Clyde MASCOLL]; National Democratic Party or NDP [Richard HAYNES]
Nasserist Arab Democratic Party or Nasserists [Dia' al-din DAWUD]; National Democratic Party or NDP [President Mohammed Hosni MUBARAK] - governing party; National Progressive Unionist Grouping or Tagammu [Khalid MUHI AL-DIN]; New Wafd Party or NWP [No'man GOMA]; Socialist Liberal Party or LSP [leader NA] note: formation of political parties must be approved by the government
www.lexas.us /worldfactbook/data/government/parties_and_leaders.asp   (2370 words)

  
 Citizens Against Government Waste: pigbookintro
This year’s list includes $3,270,000 for the Capitol Visitor Center; $100,000 for the Tiger Woods Foundation; and $75,000 for Onondaga County for the Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame.
The Observatory ranks seventh on the list of the major tourist attractions of Southern California." There were no discernible defense-related activities listed on the website.
The pork list includes a swank hotel in Coral Gables, Fla. and the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tenn. After the bill had been greased, the total number of projects increased by 16 percent over fiscal 2004, from 1,774 to 2,113.
www.cagw.org /site/PageServer?pagename=reports_pigbook2005   (8281 words)

  
 Political Parties of the Americas: Canada, Latin America, and the West Indies, Anguilla-Grenada:0313237530: :eCampus.com
Political Parties of the Americas: Canada, Latin America, and the West Indies, Anguilla-Grenada:0313237530: :eCampus.com
Political Parties of the Americas: Canada, Latin America, and the West Indies, Anguilla-Grenada
Political Parties of the Americas: Canada, Latin America and the West Indies
www.ecampus.com /bk_detail.asp?isbn=0313237530&referrer=CJ   (47 words)

  
 Executive Branch
This section contains a list of current cabinet members in the Americas.
This section contains a list of past presidents or prime ministers and, when available, their party affiliation.
The sources listed on this site are not contained in or owned by the Political Database of the Americas.
pdba.georgetown.edu /Executive/executive.html   (219 words)

  
 American Political Science Association (APSA)
Founded in 1903, American Political Science Association is the leading professional organization for the study of political science and serves more than 15,000 members in over 80 countries.
With a range of programs and services for individuals, departments and institutions, APSA brings together political scientists from all fields of inquiry, regions, and occupational endeavors within and outside academe in order to expand awareness and understanding of politics.
Use this form to submit information on a particular student to the APSA Minority Identification Project (MID) database.
www.apsanet.org /forms/MIDform.cfm   (159 words)

  
 AlterNet: War on Iraq: Removing America's Blinders
Always remember them when supporting any political party that funds this war, which means both parties.
In a massive political jamboree in Teheran last week, Ahmadinejad also assumed control of the "Jerusalem Cause", which includes annihilating Israel "in one storm", while launching a take-over bid for the cash-starved Hamas government in the West Bank and Gaza.
Shame on the Republican and Democratic parties who bow down to these "wrongful acts", just to keep their parties united.
www.alternet.org /waroniraq/34984   (8813 words)

  
 Governments on the WWW: Grenada
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Political Resources on the Net (by Roberto Cicciomessere)
The Political Reference Almanac (by Keynote Publishing Co.)
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