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ADVOCACY

EPDE advocates for the right of citizens to exert public oversight over elections and democratic institutions.

Advocacy for human right defenders

As part of the global observer community and as a member of the Global Network of Domestic Election Monitors (GNDEM), EPDE joins global advocacy campaigns to stand in solidarity with fellow human rights defenders.

In October 2022, the United Nations recognized citizen election observers as human rights defenders. Unfortunately, for many election observers around the globe, not much has changed since then. Citizen observers play a prominent role in promoting democratic electoral reforms in their countries. Therefore, they are seen as a threat to authoritarian regimes that use rigged elections to legitimize their power. They are the target of severe repression, being imprisoned or forced to leave their countries.

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