Asian Network for Free Elections

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Asian Network for Free Elections
AbbreviationANFREL
FormationNovember 2007; 14 years ago (2007-11)
TypeNGO
HeadquartersBangkok, Thailand
Coordinates13°47′23″N 100°34′45″E / 13.78982369552845°N 100.57924244540355°E / 13.78982369552845; 100.57924244540355Coordinates: 13°47′23″N 100°34′45″E / 13.78982369552845°N 100.57924244540355°E / 13.78982369552845; 100.57924244540355
Region served
Asia
Membership (2021)
27 member organizations
Websiteanfrel.org

The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) is an independent and nonpartisan non-governmental organization working to ensure free and fair elections in Asia, on the basis of universal and equal suffrage.[1] ANFREL is based in Bangkok, Thailand.[2]

The alliance was established in November 1997, and includes 27 member organizations across 17 Asian nations, including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Timor-Leste.[3][1]

ANFREL is aligned with the principles enshrined in Article 25 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. ANFREL routinely shares expertise in election monitoring through capacity building programmes and dispatches international election observation missions (EOMs).[2] From its founding in 2007 to 2012, ANFREL carried out 50, averaging 3.5 EOMs per year.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "International Community: Stand against Authoritarian Rule in Bangladesh". Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. Retrieved 2021-02-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b "2010: A Year of Challenges for an Exiled Media Newsroom". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 2021-02-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Our Members". Asian Network for Free Elections. 2012-01-24. Retrieved 2021-02-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Johanson Alpern, Vanessa (2012). "Promoting Electoral Integrity in Southeast Asia: ANFREL and ASEAN" (PDF). International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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