South Kordofan election report

08/09/2011 18:43

The disputed gubernatorial election in South Kordofan, Sudan, in May 2011 was one of the key triggers of a conflict that has since engulfed large parts of the state. It has given rise to atrocities that, according to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity (OHCHR, 2011).Domestic and international election observers deemed the vote a success, but the present study, based on the analysis of reports from the three election observation organisations that covered the election, finds significant deficiencies in the observers’ approach.For the full report, go to: http://www.riftvalley.net/index.php?view=publications

The disputed gubernatorial election in South Kordofan, Sudan, in May 2011 was one of the key triggers of a conflict that has since engulfed large parts of the state. It has given rise to atrocities that, according to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity (OHCHR, 2011).

Domestic and international election observers deemed the vote a success, but the present study, based on the analysis of reports from the three election observation organisations that covered the election, finds significant deficiencies in the observers’ approach.

For the full report, go to: http://www.riftvalley.net/index.php?view=publications