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Texas attorney general threatens to arrest international election monitors
The Texas attorney general, Greg Abbott, has threatened to arrest international election monitors invited by liberal groups to observe the conduct of next month’s presidential vote in states accused of attempting to disenfranchise minorities. Abbott has written to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe warning that its monitors…
U.S. civil rights groups ask international election monitors for assistance
NAACP and others say voter restrictions and ID laws ahead of 2012 US election require planned observer mission to expand American civil rights groups have appealed to the world’s biggest election monitoring organisation over concerns about controversial changes in voter registration ahead of the November 6 White House poll. The…
U.S. voices ‘concern’ at violent end to Russian gay rights rally
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States voiced “concern” Sunday over the violent end to a gay rights rally in Moscow, and called on Russian authorities to better safeguard “fundamental freedoms” of assembly. “We note with concern… that a peaceable demonstration of Russians advocating for the rights of gays and lesbians,…
US calls Belarus election results illegitimate, condemns crackdown on protesters
The United States said Monday it did not consider results of the elections in Belarus legitimate, as violence broke out after President Alexander Lukashenko was declared the winner by a landslide. The Obama administration also warned that treatment meted out to protesters by the authorities was “disproportionate” and warned escalating…
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