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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.

Its in our hands to create change.

 
 

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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Archive for July, 2010

UN Rights Chief Hopes Cuban Dissident Move Marks First Step

Jul. 9th, 2010

The wheels of diplomacy grind slowly in Havana, but now at last Raúl Castro has acted after negotiations with the Catholic church and the Spanish foreign minister, Miguel Ángel Moratinos.

UN human rights chief Navi Pillay hopes Cuba’s move to release 52 political prisoners represents “the start of significant steps” to protect human rights in the country, her spokesman said Friday.

The High Commissioner for Human Rights welcomed Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas’s decision to end a hunger strike after 135 days as a result of the “positive development“, spokesman Rupert Colville said.

“The High Commissioner welcomes the announcement that Cuba plans to release 52 political detainees and it will particularly be good news when the phased release of all 52 has actually been completed,” he told journalists.

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Hoax Underscores Urgency for LGBT People in Uganda

Jul. 8th, 2010

Reports that the man whose head was found in a latrine in Uganda worked for a pro-gay group in the country have proven to be false, causing many to unfortunately believe that the story was planted to discredit the Ugandan LGBT community, foreign bloggers, and Integrity Uganda. Integrity USA, a group representing LGBT Episcopalians, has confirmed that the dead man, Pasikali Kashusbe, was not associated with Integrity Uganda.

Jim Burroway at Box Turtle Bulletin writes:

“Some believe that the story was planted to discredit the Ugandan LGBT community, foreign bloggers, and Integrity Uganda specifically when the story was inevitably revealed to be a fraud. Other possibilities include (someone) using this story for another run at fraudulent fundraising.”

Burroway later issued an apology for perpetuating the false story: Read Full Paper