Acción Ciudadana Final Report: Long-Term Observation of Electoral Violence
Acción Ciudadana final report on the long-term observation on electoral violence and campaign spending in 20 municipalities: During 2015 elections, the Guatemalan chapter of Transparency International, Citizen Action Acción Ciudadana (AC), organized a long-term observation in 20 municipalities that were identified as having experienced high levels of electoral violence during past elections. The observation, focused on monitoring and mitigating incidents and triggers of electoral violence and observing illegal campaign financing in the target municipalities. Thirteen local organizations participated in the observation network coordinated by AC. In total, 140 citizen observers met with more than 1,300 citizens in 340 communities across the 20 municipalities. The final report describes the innovative observation methodology, which included a focus on documenting violence against women and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) communities, as well as provides a summary of the observation conclusions and recommendations.
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