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Human rights are not opt-in/out: they must be unequivocally universal

Marking International Human Rights Day, which is celebrated each year on 10th December, Chair of LI Human Rights Committee and Vice President on the Liberal International Bureau, Markus Löning, has insisted that human rights are...
Deputy President Zille: Mandela's values alive in the DA

Liberal International’s Deputy President and Premier of the Western Cape, Helen Zille, has delivered a memorial speech to mark 1 year since the death of South Africa’s first post-Apartheid President and human rights icon, Nelson Mandela.
Anne Brasseur awarded Ramon Trias Fargas Memorial Prize
President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Anne Brasseur – of LI full member Demokratesch Partei (Luxembourg) - has been awarded with the 18th Ramón Trias Fargas Memorial Prize at a special ceremony in Barcelona.
Dr. Chee: Democracy and economic growth go hand in hand
Writing in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Dr. Chee Soon Juan, leader of LI full member, Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) and LI Prize for Freedom laureate, has defended democratic principles, calling for Singapore’s democratic values to match its economic...
Liberal European Commissioner Vestager welcomes EU Women Caucus
European Commissioner for Competition and former Danish Deputy Prime Minister, Margrethe Vestager, of LI full member Det Radikale Venstre, has welcomed the newly created EU Women Caucus as central in achieving true gender balanced political representation across the EU...
Sweden's liberals welcome fresh elections with renewed hope
Centerpartiet and Folkpartiet Liberalerna, LI’s two full member parties in Sweden, have welcomed the news of snap elections as an opportunity to reinstate the liberal course of the country.
Inclusive development to define Philippines' chairmanship of APEC
The Philippine government, under the leadership of President Benigno Aquino of LI full member Liberal Party, has set out its vision as it begins its chairmanship of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) organisation, placing inclusive development at the heart of economic integration...
Season's Greetings from the LI Secretariat: Office closing and job call
This will be the last LI News of 2014 as the Secretariat prepares to close for the Christmas break. With the support of our member parties and colleagues around the world, Liberal International has been able to achieve a remarkable amount this year, and we would like to reflect on some of the...

The next edition of LI News will follow on 8th January 2015