There is no way that meaningful consideration can take place six weeks from an Election Day with key Senators and the President actively campaigning for their jobs, says the American Civil Liberties Union.
With presidential elections less than three months away, Belarusian authorities have intensified their crackdown on independent activists and journalists, says Human Rights Watch.
The unexpected return of the Liberal National Party coalition to Government in Australia at the election on 18 May 2019 resulted in a kneejerk overreaction among commentators.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has expressed deep concern at violence against opposition rallies ahead of presidential elections to be held on 23 December 2018.
The whistleblower leaked a classified report about Russian attempts to interfere with a voting machine company and election officials during the 2016 presidential election.
Malaysia’s first change of government for almost 60 years presents a huge opportunity to break with the human rights violations of the past, Amnesty International said as the poll result was declared.