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 IACHR Resolution Explicitly Recognizing Election Observers as Human Rights Defenders
On 23 May 2024, The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) issued a resolution recognizing international and citizen election monitors as human rights defenders due to their critical role in protecting human rights and defending democracy. Continue Reading
GNDEM Expresses its Solidarity with Citizen Observers Targeted by Russian-Style Foreign Influence Law
GNDEM expresses its deep concern with efforts to undermine the right of citizens to monitor their own election processes, both through the Georgian Parliament’s consideration of the Russian-style foreign influence law and the constant verbal attacks by government officials on citizen observers and the ongoing harassment of civic leaders more broadly. Continue Reading
GNDEM Expresses its Solidarity with Detained Observers in Azerbaijan
GNDEM expresses its deep concern with the detainment of citizen election observers from the Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Center (EMDS) in Azerbaijan. GNDEM stands in solidarity with EMDS and all nonpartisan civic actors who face threats to their security for safeguarding the electoral process, ensuring transparency and accountability, and defending the right of citizens to exercise their vote. GNDEM condemns all forms of threats, harassment and violence against nonpartisan citizen election observers. Continue Reading