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Election Obligations & Standards Database

Summary

Training for members of bodies responsible for election management should include training on human rights.


Obligations

  • State Must Take Necessary Steps to Give Effect to Rights

Election Parts

  • Election Management

Issues

  • Training of Electoral Management Body Staff

Criteria

  • Electoral management body personnel received training on the electoral process and international obligations

Quotes

  • The state has the responsibility to promote and facilitate the teaching of human rights and fundamental freedoms at all levels of education and to ensure that all those responsible for training lawyers, law enforcement officers, the personnel of the armed forces and public officials include appropriate elements of human rights teaching in their training programme.
  • Members of electoral commissions must receive standard training.
  • Members of electoral commissions have to receive standardised training at all levels of the election administration. Such training should also be made available to the members of commissions appointed by political parties. There have been several cases of commissions lacking qualified and trained election staff.
EOS EOS

Election Obligations & Standards Database

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