Dedicated to human dignity & electoral integrity -- 30+ yrs of elections, democracy & human rights activities in 60+ countries -- All opinions here are my own
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Pat Merloe retweeted
On Juneteenth, we commemorate the anniversary of the delayed news of freedom reaching the enslaved people of Galveston, Texas. Let’s keep building on the work of the generations who came before us and making sure that the arc of the moral universe continues to bend towards justice.
Pat Merloe retweeted
103 yrs ago marked the beginning of the Tulsa Race Massacre. We continue to pray that the survivors — 109-yo Lessie Benningfield Randle & 110-yo Viola Ford Fletcher — who await a decision from the Okla. Supreme Court on their reparations case, see JUSTICE! essence.com/news/tulsa-race-…
Pat Merloe retweeted
Happy #NativeNonprofitDay! Led by @native_ways, today aims to increase support for Native-led organizations. Native-led nonprofits are systemically underfunded, with <1/2% of foundation grantmaking allocated to Native communities since 2006. #GiveNative: secure.narf.org/page/105262/…
Pat Merloe retweeted
Why would noncitizens risk their freedom and life in the United States to vote? They don't. Trump is using this myth as a distraction, and it should be flatly rejected .bit.ly/3U42ezh
Pat Merloe retweeted
Russia’s energy infrastructure attacks are aimed at depopulating Ukraine. New shellings and the threat of blackouts may cause new waves of migration of the Ukrainians. Our country must be given the means necessary to protect its energy system. More in op-ed for @KyivIndependent by @Aivazolja and Andriy Savchuk
kyivindependent.com/opinion-…
Pat Merloe retweeted
📌"Following the issue of unity, 2 years before #RU invasion (2020) only 35% of citizens believed our society was united. According to KIIS, in Nov-Oct 2023 69% of citizens believed we had political unity in our society", Ms AIVAZOVSKA @Aivazolja @opora provided data at #KSF2024
ALT Ms Olha AIVAZOVSKA, Chairperson of the Board, Civil Network OPORA at the #KSF2024
Pat Merloe retweeted
Russia has just ruthlessly killed 14 people in Odesa. Among them were a medic and rescuer who arrived to provide the first aid to the wounded and put out the fire caused by the initial attack when terrorists hit again. 46 people were injured
Photos @SESU_UA
Pat Merloe retweeted
NEWS: The National Democratic Institute (@NDI) is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Tamara Cofman Wittes as its new President.
ndi.org/publications/tamara-…
ALT Graphic showing incoming NDI President Dr. Tamara Cofman Wittes with quote.
Pat Merloe retweeted
Check out the FURIC 2023 conference information below from GNDEM regional member @EPDE_org !
Don’t miss the opening of our FURIC 2023 conference at 5pm today!
Join the live stream for the high-level session with
🔹 @PatMerloe,
🔹 Dame Audrey Glover,
🔹 MEP @NachoSAmor,
🔹 @Aivazolja;
🎙️moderated by EPDE chair of board @EASchiffer
👇👇
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
Pat Merloe retweeted
Attacks on election observers must be condemned in the strongest terms possible. Observer #Rights are Human #Rights. We stand with our comrades in #Zimbabwe and call for the immediate release of all observers arrested.
RAID ALERT! PLEASE REPOST TO RAISE AWARENESS!
Zimbabwe Electoral Support Network @ZESN1 offices raided in Grange at around 10pm and 26 people have been arrested by the combined ZRP CID, Support Unit and Law and Order crack team.
Right now other @PoliceZimbabwe crack teams also in Harare are en-route to raid more independent civil society organizations who are monitoring and collating data for elections.
This is an operation targeted to cover up elections rigging, they want to delete evidence.
They are being taken CID HQ and the dockets compilation is already in progress @ZLHRLawyers @ZimHRNGOForum
The police crack team is targeting laptops and any materials that can be used for data collection, elections monitoring and parallel voter tabulation.
VICTORY IS CERTAIN!
#SesiYaVota
#TakaNoVoter
#ElectionsZW
#PeoplePower
#ZanuPfMustGo
#ZimDecides2023
#ZimElections2023
#ZimbabweDecides2023
Pat Merloe retweeted
Carter Center Questions the Credibility of Sierra Leone Election Results and Calls for Release of Results at the Polling Station Level
Full statement: bit.ly/3Kcsm75
Pat Merloe retweeted
☄️ The July issue has landed and is open access for the next 30 days!
ToC: muse.jhu.edu/issue/50549
Pat Merloe retweeted
Not content with rigging the election, the government in Sierra Leone is now intimidating domestic observers through the security forces
International observers should respond to this by taking an even stronger position
This is an offence in itself
#SierraLeoneDecides2023
Pat Merloe retweeted
STATEMENT OF THE NATIONAL ELECTIONS WATCH INDEPENDENT NON-PARTISAN ASSESSMENT OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS ON THE JUNE 24 2023 ELECTIONS
CONCLUSION
The integrity of an election is measured by the transparency, fairness, accountability and inclusivity of its processes and actors.
NEW calls on the ECSL to release all polling station-level results to increase transparency and allow for independent analysis.
Pat Merloe retweeted
On 2nd anniversary of coup, please remember Myanmar as its people continue to fight with everything they have for justice, democracy and a hopeful future. We must not look away, accept sham elections, or take bait that fails to stand in solidarity with the MY people #Myanmar
🆕: Joint statement from @NDI, @IRIglobal, @Int_IDEA, & @Anfrel on 🇲🇲#Myanmar
The implementation of Myanmar's sham “election” will contribute to increasing violence & polarization, worsen the crisis, & further threats to intl stability & security.
📖:
idea.int/news-media/news/joi…
Pat Merloe retweeted
#ICYMI: @AndriyYermak, Head of the Office of the President of 🇺🇦#Ukraine, recently announced the ambassadors for the Grain from Ukraine initiative, including @NDI/@NDIAfrica's @ChrisFomunyoh.
@Odessa_Journal explains: ⬇️
bit.ly/3iSY66R
#GrainFromUkraine
Pat Merloe retweeted
As expected, not a single mention on the front page of the Washington Post or the New York Times of a former president calling for shredding the Constitution to seize the presidency illegally. To quote the Post, “democracy dies in darkness.“
Pat Merloe retweeted
As you gather with friends and family this Thanksgiving, think about the farm workers who contributed to each dish. Tell us your favorite ingredients and we will show you the skilled work behind it. #WeFeedYou
Pat Merloe retweeted
Carter Center urges the Cochise County Board of Supervisors in Arizona to canvass & certify election results by the state-mandated deadline of Nov. 28. Full statement: bit.ly/3EL7v8t
Pat Merloe retweeted
In Moore v. Harper, the Supreme Court isn’t just being asked to rule in one ill-considered case — it’s being asked to upend our entire elections system. bit.ly/3DSDzXO
