Students around the world are recording the stories of activists in their communities who participated in movements for human rights and democracy. This collection of narratives will contain transcripts of every interview submitted to the Democracy Memory Bank, as well as excerpts from selected videos. To find out how your students can participate, visit the teachers section of this site.

Select a country from the map or a concept below to continue.

Regions of the world which contain Memory Bank Narratives are shown in light green.

International Democracy Memory Bank Narratives:

• Accountability and Transparency (17)
• Consent of the Governed (21)
• Constitutional Limits on the Power of the Government (6)
• Economic Freedom (29)
• Free, Fair, and Regular Elections (18)
• Freedom of Association (41)
• Freedom of Expression (36)
• Freedom of Religion (7)
• Human Rights and Freedom from State Tyranny (58)
• Majority Rule and Minority Rights (46)
• Multi-Party Systems (18)
• Rule of Law (12)