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Election Obligations & Standards Database

Issue

Safety, Security, and Electoral Dispute Resolution


Election Parts

  • Electoral Dispute Resolution

Criteria

  • Electoral stakeholders were free from arbitrary arrest and detention as well as intimidation and coercion
  • Law enforcement bodies were neutral in their work
  • Security personnel played a positive role during the electoral process, providing protection for voters, candidates, and electoral management body personnel without interfering in the process
Summaries
  • Everyone has the right to security of the person without arbitrary arrest or detention.
  • Law enforcement should behave in a neutral manner.
  • Malfeasance, unlawful actions or omissions by public security providers should be promptly investigated and entail appropriate liability set by law.
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Election Obligations & Standards Database

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