UDHR Article 21
Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives.
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ICCPR Article 25
Every citizen shall have the right to vote and to be elected at genuine periodic elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret ballot, guaranteeing the free expression of the will of the electors.
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General Comment No. 25: The right to participate in public affairs, voting rights and the right of equal access to public service (Art. 25)
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Election Monitoring and Other Related Guides

  • Electoral System Design 2005: The New International IDEA Handbook.
  • Guy S. Goodwin-Gill: Free and Fair Elections (New Expanded Edition) 2006. Inter Parliamentarian Union, Geneva.
  • Human Rights and Elections: A Handbook on Legal, Technical and Human Rights Aspects of Elections. Center for Human Rights, Geneva 1994.
  • IDEA: Funding of Political Parties and Election Campaigns
  • Richard L. Klein and Patrick Merloe: Building Confidence in the Voter Registration Process: an NDI Monitoring Guide for Political Parties and Civic Organizations.
  • UNDP: A Guide to Measuring the Impact of Right to Information Programmes
  • UNDP: Communication for Empowerment: developing media strategies in support of vulnerable groups
  • UNDP: A Guide to CSO working on Democratic Governance
  • UNDP Governance Indicators Users Guide


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