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Safety, Security, and Vote Counting and Tabulation
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Vote Counting and Tabulation
Criteria
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
Vote counting took place in an environment free of intimidation
Summaries
Everyone has the right to security of the person without arbitrary arrest or detention.
Law enforcement should behave in a neutral manner.
Counting should take place in an atmosphere free from intimidation.
States should ensure that violence does not undermine women's political participation.