The Democracy International

"The Democracy International was founded in New York city in 1979 through the efforts of American journalist and human rights activist Theodore Jacqueney. Although he died in an accident later the same year, his inspiration continues today through the organization he founded and the efforts of numerous likeminded individuals in many countries.

"The Democracy International is a not-for-profit Non-Governmental Organization (NGO). It seeks to involve individuals to practical action on behalf of common commitments to human rights, freedom of speech and press, religious liberty, free political elections and the right to contest elections. It works to develop political and economic self-determination of of citizens allowing them to choose their social systems and control their resources. It calls on democracies to increase help to democratic leaders and politicians in the Third World, provide economic sustenance to relieve human suffering and support efforts world wide to build open societies. It publicizes the efforts of democratic movements in dictatorships and attempts to increase the amount of uncensored information to closed societies. It provides a forum for democrats to express their opinions openly, based on accurate information and objective and balanced anaylsis, and to engage in open debate."

People
Accessed May 2011:

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 * Chairman and Secretary General of the Board - Predrag Paul Pajic
 * Executive Director - Ira Straus
 * Public Affairs and Financial Director - Boris Mussienko

BOARD MEMBERS AND ADVISORY COUNCIL
 * Mark K Benenson
 * Frank Calzon
 * Christopher Ivusic
 * Maria Ivusic
 * Jeri Laber
 * Pavel Litvinov
 * Catherine Fitzpatrick
 * Tina M. Maynigo
 * Slobodan Pavlovic
 * Mohayeddin Shams
 * Horace Shansab
 * Nasir Shansab
 * Gennady Shkliarevsky
 * Tiziana Stella

NOTABLE DECEASED MEMBERS
 * Mihajlo Mihajlov
 * George Lister
 * Raul Manglapus
 * Constantine Menges

Contact
URL: http://thedemocracyinternational.org