n/a

elections

October 8, 2020

Amnesty calls for ban on guns near polling stations during US elections

The majority of states have no laws regarding armed private citizens in or around polling stations.
June 26, 2020

BME groups sound alarm over ‘US style voter suppression’ through mandatory voter ID plans

There was just one proven case of ‘personation’ fraud in the whole of the UK in 2019.
April 23, 2020

Court of Appeal to hear legal challenge to voter ID pilot scheme

The Windrush scandal showed that many British citizens do not have official documentation, and it is argued that some 7.5 per cent of the electorate do not possess photo ID.
February 2, 2020

Voter dissatisfaction 'at an all-time high'

A new report suggests that Britain’s system of democracy is responsible for increasing polarisation, forcing citizens into opposing tribes and making voters less likely to accept the mandate of rival political parties.
January 26, 2020

Anti-corruption efforts 'stagnating' in G7 countries

Countries in which elections and political party financing are open to undue influence from vested interests are less able to combat corruption, says Transparency International.
November 8, 2019

Fears that Sri Lanka mass violence will return as hardliner seeks presidency

In many countries, the run-up to elections can be tense.
October 20, 2019

Court rules right to vote in Florida cannot be denied on financial grounds

The ruling recognises the gravity of elected officials trying to create voting roadblocks based on wealth, says the American Civil Liberties Union.
October 9, 2019

Release of hundreds of political prisoners in Cameroon welcomed

The decision to release hundreds of prisoners, including the opposition leader, was reached in the context of a National Dialogue which took place last week.
September 8, 2019

Israeli reporter hounded by Prime Minister Netanyahu, says RSF

Reporters Without Borders says it deplores the repeated verbal attacks on crime reporter Guy Peleg in recent months by Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu and his Likud party.
July 31, 2019

First past the post is warping our politics, says the ERS

Most advanced democracies use proportional systems where seats more closely reflect parties’ share of the vote, says the Electoral Reform Society.