Sentence examples for deterioration of democracy from inspiring English sources
So it was not a surprise, last week, that the Organization of American States met to discuss the deterioration of democracy and human rights in Venezuela.
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative and the Sri Lanka Campaign for Peace and Justice released a joint statement on Monday calling on Secretary General Ban Ki-moon of the United Nations to "recognize the continuing deterioration of democracy, human rights and rule of law in its totality" in Sri Lanka.
Four months after the 15 July coup attempt in Turkey, the deterioration of democracy there is straining EU-Turkey relations.
On 26 February 2018, the Council adopted conclusions on Cambodia in the light of political developments and the continuing deterioration of democracy, respect for human rights and the rule of law, including the escalating repression of the opposition, media and civil society.
"Over the years," he said, explaining his reluctance, "there has been a rather serious and relentless deterioration of our democracy". At the same time though, Mr. Nader does not seem to think anyone else should get the job, either.
While Freedom House's rating underscores the marked deterioration of Thailand's democracy (Thailand was considered a "Free" country as late as 2005), the 2010 figures do not reflect the giant leap into authoritarianism Thailand has made over the last six months, which have brought Thailand more in line with countries like Russia and Iran.
In the meeting on Thursday the two leaders discussed the situation in Hong Kong, raised by May, amid growing concerns about the deterioration of free speech and democracy.
Last week Members of the European Parliament censured Orbán's government, easily passing a resolution (by 393 votes to 221 with 64 abstentions) that condemned a "serious deterioration of the rule of law, democracy, and fundamental rights". It cited the attempted closure of the CEU and called for a process that could ultimately lead to EU sanctions against Budapest.
He said Brazil had better health, education and security under the military and argued that a steady deterioration since democracy returned had led the country to "almost a situation of anarchy".
In his view, that contributed to the deterioration of the criminal justice system, because "too many people gave up the feeling that they could participate in the process of democracy".
