election monitoring
Eye on elections: International monitors now welcomed
Egypt
November 27, 2011
Eye on elections: International monitors now welcomed
Following tension over allowing international vote monitoring in Egypt's elections, the Egyptian government now says it is welcoming international observers…
What Egypt might learn from Tunisia
Opinion
October 26, 2011
What Egypt might learn from Tunisia
I’ve spent the last week in Tunis, which has been exhilarating for me, and I think for most Tunisians who…
NGOs face smear campaign ahead of elections
Egypt
October 17, 2011
NGOs face smear campaign ahead of elections
With elections approaching, NGOs say they are experiencing the same harassment and pressure that they did under former President Hosni…
Local rights groups blast HEC restrictions on electoral oversight
Egypt
November 24, 2010
Local rights groups blast HEC restrictions on electoral oversight
A coalition of local human rights organizations on Wednesday lambasted restrictions on electoral oversight set by Egypt's High Elections Commission…
Cairo’s victory over Washington push for reform
Egypt
November 24, 2010
Cairo’s victory over Washington push for reform
With just days to go before the parliamentary elections, President Hosni Mubarak’s government seems to have successfully fended off the…
HEC: Civil society has right to ‘follow’–not ‘monitor’–elections
Egypt
November 22, 2010
HEC: Civil society has right to ‘follow’–not ‘monitor’–elections
Head of Egypt's High Elections Commission (HEC) Al-Sayed Abdel Aziz has said definitively that there would be "no monitoring" of…
Egyptians don’t want international election monitoring, says rights official
Egypt
November 2, 2010
Egyptians don’t want international election monitoring, says rights official
A US-based International Republican Institute delegation on Monday visited the National Council For Human Rights (NCHR) to discuss Egyptian human…