AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoCivil Society Under Pressure: Indonesian police detained three senior generals, including President Prabowo’s chief of staff, over alleged illegal wiretaps targeting officials, journalists and NGO activists. Malawi’s watchdog HRDC says it will challenge its deregistration in court. Elections & Local Funding: California’s Prop. 43, which would require a two-thirds vote for certain voter-backed local taxes, was narrowly trailing in early returns. In Alaska, a lawsuit over rural voting sites helped prompt many to open before Election Day. Development & Philanthropy: African philanthropy leaders called for more locally led giving, while the Azim Premji Foundation launched a programme to support grassroots NGOs. An analysis warns that projects alone cannot secure lasting progress without strong institutions and systems. Human Rights: The African Commission backed a global death-penalty moratorium, renewed rights-monitoring mandates and granted observer status to six NGOs.
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