• Governments, the United Nations system as well as other multilateral organizations are urged to increase considerably the resources allocated to programmes aiming at the establishment and strengthening of national legislation, national institutions and related infrastructures which uphold the rule of law and democracy, electoral assistance, human rights awareness through training, teaching and education, popular participation and civil society.

    UNESCO: Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action

  • The government, it says, has "to introduce legislative proposals to amend the electoral law imposing a blanket restriction on voting rights of convicted prisoners in prison, and achieve compliance with the Court's judgment".

    BBC: Votes for prisoners - opening the door?

  • The strident vilification campaign was accompanied by wide-spread intimidation, arbitrary arrests and brutal beatings, as well as electoral mischief, that openly flouted Russian constitutional rights as well as international political and human rights norms to which Russia is a signatory.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: In Russia, a landslide to tyranny

  • The Council of Europe - which oversees the ECHR - has said the UK is obliged "to introduce legislative proposals to amend the electoral law imposing a blanket restriction on voting rights of convicted prisoners in prison and achieve compliance with the court's judgement".

    BBC: prisoner in cell

  • The party hopes to win the presidency by replacing electoral votes lost in the South after the civil rights era, with new wins in the West.

    NPR: Obama Wins Democratic Caucuses in Wyoming

  • Such events, which pursue political rather than strictly electoral goals, are worth millions in publicity to the gay rights movement.

    CNN: Can Obama use Hollywood's soft power?

  • First, he has said he will apply to the Federal Electoral Tribunal for an injunction to re-establish his political rights, and may also seek redress in international human-rights tribunals.

    ECONOMIST: Politics in Mexico

  • Independent government and religious leaders and institutions-including the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, the Administrative Law Tribunal, the independent Human Rights Ombudsman, four-out-of-five political parties, the two major presidential candidates of the Liberal and National Parties, and Honduras's Catholic Cardinal-all agreed that Mr. Zelaya had acted illegally.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: What's wrong with Insulza and the OAS

  • Within the first term of this government there will be devolution to Scotland and Wales, an elected mayor in London, the removal of the voting powers of hereditary peers, the implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights into UK law, a promised referendum on electoral reform and a process of devolution to English regions.

    BBC: Is Thatcherism dead?

  • Egypt's National Council for Human Rights (NCHR), an organization aimed at promoting human rights in Egypt, told the BBC they received 50 complaints on electoral violations ranging from delay in opening voing booths, to campaigning for candidates outside polling stations during voting.

    BBC: Egyptians vote in landmark presidential election

  • Between April 25 and August 1, the rights group documented at least 13 political killings and at least 10 abductions of electoral commission officials, candidates and campaign workers.

    CNN: Violence, graft overshadow Afghan elections

  • The bench could also examine Section 5 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act - a provision that forces nine US states with a history of electoral discrimination to have all changes to voting rules first approved in Washington.

    BBC: US Supreme Court to hear landmark cases

  • Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson were concerned about the huge risks that pushing for civil rights posed for the Democrats' stronghold in the South -- still the electoral base of the party back then -- both were finally moved to take action because of the valiant efforts of grass-roots activists who placed pressure on them and on uncommitted legislators.

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