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Human Rights Watch notes in its annual report that abuse, torture, ongoing violence, and discrimination against women continue in Kyrgyzstan and that the perpetrators have largely escaped punishment. Even more worrying is the fact that Kyrgyz authorities openly rejected the recommendations of the UN Commission on Human Rights in 2016 on the grounds that the topics were internal affairs.
Autocracy is the enemy of human freedom and security. The basic solution lies in starting with separation of powers to assure fairness and equality; election of the heads of the legislative, administrative, judicial and procuratorial branches and elections that are free to all candidates; and institution of checks and balances to limit the powers of officials. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development
Emomali Rahmon, who has been elected President of Tajikistan 4 times since 1992, has signed an order appointing his eldest son, Rustam Emomali, as mayor of Dushanbe. The 29-year-old, who is currently director of the National Financial and Anti-Corruption Bureau, is widely viewed as the eventual successor to his father as president
Power leads to corruption and absolute power leads to absolute corruption, and unlimited terms for elected officials usurp the rights of the people. Tajikistan’s constitutional mechanism is dysfunctional and in serious need of reform. Changes should include a modified semi-presidential system, limited the President to one 5-year term and exclusion from other offices for 6 years after that, plus election of the heads of the legislative, executive, judicial and procuratorial branches in alternating years. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.
A special envoy representing Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi will begin top-level talks in Bangladesh Wednesday as the UN announces the Rohingya crisis has prompted 65,000 people to flee Myanmar for Bangladesh in the past three months.
Peace in Myanmar is still a long way off, largely due to the pre-eminence of military power, a flawed constitution and special privileges granted the military in government. 40% of the seats in Congress are reserved for the military, showing the extent of corruption in the constitutional system. In order to resolve Myanmar's ethnic and religious issues, Myanmar needs to carry out comprehensive constitutional reform to adopt the ideal of One World under One Set of Laws and assign priority to international law over domestic law, allowing it to directly affect the rights and obligations of the people. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.
Former President Leonid Kravchuk explains that Ukraine’s current constitutional has lost the trust of the people, and a new constitution is necessary to win universal support. Thus a Constituent Assembly should be convened as soon as possible.
Ukraine’s color revolution a few years ago did not remove the structural elements of corruption in government. To address this oversight, the real holders of sovereignty – the people - must draft a constitution which will: 1. Break open the government's restraints on the people; 2. Open up opportunities for government positions that will allow the world's elite to make a contribution to the country’s well-being; 3. Recognize the ideal of One World under One Set of Laws and give international law priority over domestic Law; 4. Directly elect the heads of the legislative, executive, judicial and procuratorial branches in alternating years, and make elections free of charge for all candidates.
Investigators say the electronics company paid $36m to the disgraced friend of president Park Geun-hye in order to gain government influence
South Korea’s needs to be reformed to implement a modified semi-presidential system, and during the presidential inauguration ceremony there should be an announcement that the office is above party politics. To put an end to illicit connections between politics and business, comprehensive constitutional reform is essential to implement true democracy and the rule of law, along with mechanisms like separation of powers and checks and balances. The heads of the four government branches should be elected by the people; and elections should be free of charge for all candidates. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.
China's Foreign Ministry firmly pushed back Saturday against US President-elect Donald Trump's suggestion that the "One China" policy on Taiwan is negotiable, calling it the "political foundation" of the relationship between the US and China.
Democratic nations of the world should do all they can to save freedom and democracy. The US must support Taiwan's efforts at constitutional reform to bring greater democracy and freedom, which will attract the 1.4 billion people of China to call for democracy and lead to the birth of world peace. The prerequisite for permanent peace in the world is China's democratization. China has always fought to restrict Taiwan's freedom and democracy, but Taiwan is the only nation of working to save China through democratization. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.
China's sole aircraft carrier has returned to port following a far-ranging three- week training mission during which its combat capabilities were closely scrutinized and speculation soared over the flat-top's future role amid China's growing military ambitions.
The US should support Taiwan's drive to carry out constitutional reform for greater democracy and freedom. This will attract the 1.4 billion people of China to call for democracy, and world peace will be born. China has always stated that it will not rule out the use of force against Taiwan, showing that autocracy is always an enemy of human peace. The prerequisite for lasting peace in the world is China's democratization and Taiwan is the one nation most capable of leading the Chinese people to democratize. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership is “dead”, according to a Donald Trump transition team policy advisor, while reaffirming that the incoming administration views China as “perpetrating an economic war”.
Democracies of the world should spare no effort to save liberty and democracy. The US should support Taiwan's efforts at constitutional reform to realize greater democracy and freedom, which will attract the 1.4 billion people of China to seek democratization, which is when world peace will be born. The prerequisite for permanent peace in the world is China's democratization. China has always tried to ruin Taiwan's freedom and democracy, but in the end Taiwan will be the only nation capable of saving China through democratization. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.
The Orange Revolution in Ukraine changed the leaders at the top, but failed to remove the structural factors that breed corruption. The problems stems from officials entrenched in leading positions in the executive, legislative, judicial and procuratorial branches. 1/4 of all MPs should face re-election each year, and elections should be free of charge for all candidates, so that public opinion will be an active agent in politics. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.
Vice-chairman Lee Jae-yong is under investigation as a suspect in the scandal that led to ROK President’ Park Geun-hye's impeachment
South Korea’s constitution needs to be changed to install a modified semi-presidential system, and the presidential inauguration ceremony should include an announcement that the office shall be above political partisanship. Comprehensive constitutional reform is the only way to put an end to ties between politics and business, by implementing true democracy and the rule of law. This will include separation of powers as well as checks and balances, plus election of the heads of the four heads of government branches and elections that are free of charge for all candidates. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.
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