Criterion
The right to security of the person for all citizens (including EMB personnel) was protected throughout the election period
Issues
Summaries
- Everyone has the right to security of the person without arbitrary arrest or detention.
- States should ensure that violence, including online, does not undermine women's rights, including political participation and representation.
- Any security-related restrictions of freedoms and the use of force by public security providers must be based in law, necessary, and proportionate to the objective of maintaining public order.
- States should create, in law and practice, an enabling environment for civil society organizations to operate free from hindrance and insecurity.