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Arcadia Foundation

The Arcadia Foundation promotes democracy and curbs corruption in governments all over the world. We fight on-the-ground for those with little control over their lives, who yearn for understanding and support from their governments. We provide the platform, the tools and the training for political activism and encourage dialogue and transparency between government and their citizenry.

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Arcadia In The News

Ex-Telecom Execs Charged With Foreign Bribery, Money Laundering

Dec. 27th, 2010

The Wall Street Journal reports that the U.S. Justice Department announced charges against two former executives of a Miami-based telecommunications company accused of paying $500,000 in bribes to government officials in Honduras to maintain a long-distance telephone link with the U.S. Read More

Arcadia Foundation – Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Interview

Nov. 2nd, 2010

Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe sits down with the Arcadia Foundation to commend them on their efforts to uphold democracy in developing nations and promote fundamental human rights wherever they are being upheld. Read More

Betty Bigombe Receives Dutch Rights Prize for Peace Effort

Apr. 11th, 2010

2305Arcadia Foundation President and former Chief Mediator between the Government of Uganda and the Lord’s Resistance Army, Betty Bigombe has been awarded the Geuzen Medal for 2010 for her efforts to end the war in northern Uganda.

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Latest Papers

H.E. Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu Addresses Media Freedoms In Nigeria As Fundamental Human Right

Apr. 28th, 2013

Following an impassioned presentation at the Frankfurt Chamber of Commerce, His Excellency Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu expressed concern over U.S. Consular General Jeffery Hawkins´ recent remarks on media freedoms in Nigeria.

While hosting a luncheon at the Frankfurt Hilton attended by international delegates on the role of social equality as a pillar of stability in Africa, Dr. Kalu offered words of insight as to the central role freedom of expression plays not simply in depolarizing media and fostering trust but as a tenet of true democracy and a hallmark of any nation´s trajectory.

“The fundamental freedom to voice one´s opinion without persecution or
consequence is not a luxury to be granted but a human right in any modern society. I urge President Jonathan to heed Consular General Hawkins´ concerns as Nigeria cannot afford to further stifle the open sharing of ideas and with it, its own political process”.

Such criticism from international bodies does not arrive unwarranted. Select state and nonstate actors in-country and in the Nigerian Diaspora have often aimed to suppress and distort political criticism for personal benefit.
Journalists have been targeted, arrested and disciplined for their investigations and insight, creating a climate of distrust and moreover, allowing for the prevalent spread of misinformation. Freedom House notably reported that more than 30 attacks on press liberty in the period leading up to the April 2011 presidential, legislative, and gubernatorial elections occurred, often leading to correspondents being detained without judicial or legal
authorization.

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Don’t Mince Words – Hezbollah Are Terrorists.

Feb. 4th, 2013

The following originally appeared in the Times of London:

Jihadi terrorism is still alive and, as events in Mali and Algeria show us, poses a direct threat to us. The turmoil in North Africa reminds us that jihadism has no boundaries and that when confronting terrorism it is always better to prevent it rather than deal with its consequences. The EU, however, sometimes refuses to face the reality of terrorism. One strong case in point is Hezbollah.

In July last year a bus full of Israeli tourists was blown to pieces by a young suicide bomber in Burgas, Bulgaria — five Israelis and the Bulgarian bus driver were killed. All the evidence points to it being a plot conceived and executed by Hezbollah.

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Why We Should Be Worried About Syria

Dec. 21st, 2012

Europe and America are trying to ignore the Syrian conflict. That is a dangerous complacency. Quite apart from the humanitarian issues at stake, there are huge risks that the country’s chemical weapons arsenal falls into the wrong hands.

The following was originally published in the Huffington Post UK, penned by Leo Cendrowicz  -

The civil war in Syria is a curious affair for the West. Although Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad is the most brutal dictator in the region, outside support for the uprising has been muted. But there are other reasons to pay attention to Syria, and they are being strangely played down: the country is sitting on some of the largest chemical weapon stocks in the world.

Syria is thought to have up to 2,500 tonnes of sarin, mustard gas and other chemical weapons stocked in various depots across the country. Cornered and desperate, Assad could resort to them, although insists he insists he would never use them against opponents in Syria.

Horrible though that would be, the West should worry about even direr scenario. It is that the rebels succeed, Assad falls, and the chemical arsenal falls into the hands of extremists from Lebanese militant group Hezbollah to Al Qaeda.

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