GNDEM
GNDEM, con 251 organizaciones miembros en 89 países y territorios, y miembros de redes regionales en África, Asia, Europa y Eurasia, América Latina y el Caribe, y el Medio Oriente/África del Norte, ha trabajado para facilitar y mejorar el trabajo crítico de los ciudadanos monitores de elecciones en todo el mundo.
GNDEM Special Note on Venice Commission Report on Election Observers As Human Rights Defenders
The Venice Commission released their report recognizing citizen and international election observers as human rights defenders. Through this report, the Venice Commission recognizes the work of election observers as critical to the protection of human rights, including political and civil rights, as well as assessing a state’s compliance with international human rights law. The commission states that as human rights defenders, election observers protect fundamental rights and freedoms while also being entitled to protections of their own. Continue Reading
GNDEM Expresses Its Concern over Continued Attacks on Civic Participation in Georgia
GNDEM again expresses its concern over continued efforts to restrict civic space in Georgia given the recent announcement of the full implementation of the Russian-style foreign influence law. Continue Reading
GNDEM Expresses Its Solidarity with Citizen Election Observers in Tunisia
GNDEM expresses its deep concern with the Tunisian ISIE further restrictions on nonpartisan citizen election observer groups that attempted to monitor the October 6, 2024 presidential election. Following GNDEM’s earlier statement in August addressing the denial of accreditation for I Watch, the ISIE raised allegations and expanded restrictions to include several other electoral observation groups, including GNDEM member Mourakiboun. The refusal to accredit nonpartisan citizen observers hampers the rights of the people of Tunisia to provide independent oversight over their country’s elections. Continue Reading