Structure of Government
News
14 September 2015
Revising the constitution as Abe's long-term project for Japan
![Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera speaks during the 30th regular session at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Sri Lanka told the U.N. Human Rights Council it plans to implement change to foster postwar reconciliation with the country’s Tamil minority [photo credit: AFP]](/sites/default/files/bn-kh130_srilan_j_20150914112509_-_afp_0.jpg "Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera speaks during the 30th regular session at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Sri Lanka told the U.N. Human Rights Council it plans to implement change to foster postwar reconciliation with the country’s Tamil minority [photo credit: AFP]")
News
14 September 2015
Sri Lanka promises reforms for post-war reconciliation to UN Human Rights Council
News
14 September 2015
Myanmar: Lawyers launch "yellow ribbon" campaign against military in judicial office
![Rwandan President Paul Kagame [photo credit: AP]](/sites/default/files/701007d4-ac2c-4c95-bdbe-f8ac0420fa60_w640_r1_s_-_associated_press_2.jpg "Rwandan President Paul Kagame [photo credit: AP]")
News
10 September 2015
Rwanda's Supreme Court agrees to hear case to block president's third term
![Thienchay Kiranandana, chairman of the National Reform Council, in Bangkok on Sunday after council members voted against a draft constitution [photo credit: European Pressphoto Agency]](/sites/default/files/thailand_-_european_pressphoto_agency_1.jpg "Thienchay Kiranandana, chairman of the National Reform Council, in Bangkok on Sunday after council members voted against a draft constitution [photo credit: European Pressphoto Agency]")
News
7 September 2015
Thailand's military junta rejects draft constitution and starts new process under its own rules
Voices From The Field
31 August 2015
Sri Lanka after the Elections: Challenges and Opportunities for Further Reform
![Shwe Mann, then speaker of Union Parliament, attends a parliament meeting at Union Parliament in Naypyitaw in this August 18, 2015 [photo credit: Reuters]](/sites/default/files/mynmar_shwe_mann_-_reuters_0.jpeg "Shwe Mann, then speaker of Union Parliament, attends a parliament meeting at Union Parliament in Naypyitaw in this August 18, 2015 [photo credit: Reuters]")
News
31 August 2015
Op-Ed: Myanmar's drawn out constitutional battles ended with military force
![Central African Republic's MP assist to the debates of the new constitution vote on August 30, 2015 in Bangui [photo credit: AFP]](/sites/default/files/car_-_afp_0.jpg "Central African Republic's MP assist to the debates of the new constitution vote on August 30, 2015 in Bangui [photo credit: AFP]")
News
31 August 2015
Central African Republic adopts presidential two-term limit in attempts to stem sectarian violence
![Liberia Constitutional Review Commission [photo credit: Buzz Liberia]](/sites/default/files/liberia_crc_-_buzz_liberia_1_0.jpg "Liberia Constitutional Review Commission [photo credit: Buzz Liberia]")
News
28 August 2015
Liberia: Chair explains constitution building process and opportunity for women's rights
![Former President Mwai Kibaki holds newly promulgated constitution [photo credit: CNN]](/sites/default/files/kibaki_constitution_-_cnn_0.jpg "Former President Mwai Kibaki holds newly promulgated constitution [photo credit: CNN]")
News
27 August 2015
Op-Ed: Happy Birthday to Kenya’s Constitution