Togo votes for a new parliament with stronger say in governance
Lome, Togo Reuters Voting got under way in legislative elections in Togo on Monday following approval of constitutional reforms by the outgoing parliament that could extend the 19-year-old rule of President Faure Gnassingbe. Under a new charter adopted in March introducing a parliamentary system of government, the president will be elected by parliament instead of […]
UK parliamentary group calls out 27 countries for “significant” religious freedom violations
World Watch Monitor A “Commentary on the Current State of Freedom of Religion or Belief” presented by a group of British parliamentarians on Monday highlights 27 countries where people’s religious freedom has been denied and abused in the past year. The report, presented by the All Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief on the 70th anniversary […]