GNDEM
GNDEM, avec ses 251 organisations membres dans 89 pays et territoires et membres du réseau régional en Afrique, Asie, Europe et Eurasie, Amérique latine et Caraïbes et le Moyen-Orient / Afrique du Nord, ont travaillés pour faciliter et améliorer le travail crucial des contrôleurs d'élections citoyens dans le monde entier.
GNDEM Condemns Continued Efforts by the Georgian Government to Close Civic Space and Undermine Citizen Observers
The Global Network for Domestic Election Monitors (GNDEM) once again condemns the continued efforts by the Georgian government to close civic space, limit basic freedoms and undermine the activities of citizen observers. Most recently, at the request of the Prosecutor’s Office, a Tbilisi City Court judge froze bank accounts of at least seven non-governmental organizations, including GNDEM member and citizen observation organization the International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED). The actions of the Prosecutor’s Office are retribution against civil society over public protests started after the Georgian government’s decision to halt the EU accession talks following the contested 2024 parliamentary elections. Continue Reading
GNDEM Condemns Russia Ruthlessly Undermining Independent Nonpartisan Citizen Observation
The Global Network of Domestic Election Monitors (GNDEM) condemns the actions of the Russian government that resulted in the citizen observer organization Golos (“Voice”) ceasing all its activities. This erodes the freedoms of Russian citizens and further undermines legitimacy of elections in Russia. Golos’ decision is due to the extreme and longstanding state campaign against civic organizations in order to compromise the fundamental right of Russian citizens to participate in public life. Continue Reading
GNDEM Expresses Its Ongoing Serious Concern Over the Continued Closing of Civic Space in Georgia and Stands in Solidarity with Georgian Civic Organizations
The Global Network for Domestic Election Monitors (GNDEM) expresses its ongoing serious concern over the continued closing of civic space in Georgia. Most recently, the country’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) presented court orders to a number of civic organizations, including GNDEM member the International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED), requiring them to provide essentially all organizational information for the period from January 1, 2024, to June 10, 2025. The information being demanded includes legally protected personal data of the organizations’ beneficiaries and partners. In addition, there have been repeated social media posts attacking these organizations and individuals associated with them by name, and questioning their patriotism and loyalty to Georgia. Continue Reading