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The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) deployed an Election Assessment Mission (EAM) from 2 to 16 September 2009. The conduct of the 14 September elections confirmed that Norwegian elections are characterized by political pluralism, respect for fundamental freedoms and rights, a high degree of public trust in the impartiality of the election administration, and the integrity of the process as a whole. (...) The legal framework provides a generally sound basis for the conduct of democratic elections. (...) However, the constitutional obligation of citizens to accept candidacy, and possibly election, without their approval, and the unequal weight of the vote among constituencies, diverge from OSCE commitments and other international standards. (...) Women constituted some 38 per cent of the previous parliament, and all recent governments have included a significant number of women ministers. (OSCE / Pll)

Foreword by Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, and Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights

Following an invitation from the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, the OSCE Permanent Council mandated the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) to deploy an Election Support Team. (...) The parliamentary elections have shown some progress made in holding elections, but they also underscored a number of serious challenges (for example dramatic levels of fraud, violence and highly disputed outcomes) that need to be addressed in the coming years. These challenges are not new. In 2009 alone, the OSCE/ODIHR offered 136 recommendations to improve the conduct of Afghan elections. (...) Given the large number of existing recommendations, the OSCE/ODIHR EST focused its attention on the implementation of previously identified priority areas instead of formulating new recommendations. (ODIHR/ Pll)

Foreword by Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, and Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights ; Includes bibliography

OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) deployed an Election Assessment Mission (EAM) for the 4 October 2009 elections to the Greek Parliament (Vouli ton Ellinon). The 4 October 2009 early parliamentary elections in Greece were conducted in a competitive, open and pluralistic atmosphere, (...) The OSCE/ODIHR EAM did, however, note certain inconsistencies in the Greek elections, including cases of parties distributing pre-marked ballots to their supporters. Particularly, the EAM identified the need for introducing comprehensive and secure mechanisms allowing hospitalized and homebound voters, those with reduced mobility, and Greek citizens abroad to exercise their constitutional right to vote, as well as establishing provisions for access for domestic non-partisan and international observers to all stages of the electoral process. (...) A periodic audit and revision of voter lists should be considered in order to ensure its accuracy and reliability. (...) Women, continued to be underrepresented in the country's parliament. (...) (OSCE / Pll)

Foreword by Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, and Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights ; Includes bibliography

"CSCE 109-2-6." ; Shipping list no.: 2008-0227-P. ; Distributed to some depository libraries in microfiche. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Foreword by Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, and Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights ; Includes bibliography

Foreword by Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, and Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights ; Includes bibliography

(...) The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights(OSCE/ODIHR) deployed a Limited Election Observation Mission (LEOM) to observe the 5 July 2009 parliamentary elections (...) in Republic of Bulgaria. The (...) elections were generally conducted in accordance with OSCE commitments and Council of Europe standards. While effective checks and balances proved to be in place, concrete measures are required to address persistent problems so as to ensure the integrity of the election process and increase public confidence in future elections. The parliamentary elections provided voters a broad choice in a visible and active election campaign demonstrating respect for fundamental freedoms. Nevertheless, late changes to the election system, concerns about the effectiveness of law enforcement and the judiciary, as well as pervasive and persistent allegations of vote-buying, negatively affected the election environment. (OSCE / Pll)

All states participating in the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) have committed themselves to human rights and democracy norms. In the OSCE there is currently no regular, country-based system to monitor the implementation of these commitments. Therefore Switzerland initiated an independent evaluation of national implementation during its OSCE chairmanship in 2014. Germany consolidated this process in 2016. With this paper, the German Institute for Human Rights wants to share its experiences with the evaluation process and give food for thought on how other National Human Rights Institutions can make use of it.