is a UK-based not-for-profit organisation which provides support to strengthen democratic institutions, processes and culture around the world. More>
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Dame Audrey Glover DBE CMG: ERIS Board Member, Director of the OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) from 1994-97 and head of the UK Delegation to the UN Human Rights Commission in 1998-2003.As part of its EU-funded Electoral Assistance project in Tunisia, ERIS organised a roundtable on adjudication of electoral disputes related to the October 23, 2011 Constituent National Assembly elections. More>
Jibrin Ibrahim delivers ERIS Annual Democracy lecture
Director of Nigeria’s Centre for Democracy and Development Jibrin Ibrahim delivered the ERIS Annual Democracy lecture on 9 November. Dr Ibrahim argued that citizen action has been central to the opening up of democratic space in Africa over the past twenty years and is the key to further progress. Listen to the lecture and read a full transcript
ERIS is providing expert support and advice to the Turks & Caicos Islands (TCI) Supervisor of Elections throughout 2012, building toward elections anticipated for late 2012. More>
Malawi: ERIS jointly conducts training workshop series
ERIS and the Malawi Electoral Support Network (MESN) carried out a training workshop series on Election Standards and Principles in early December. More>
Kenya: ERIS to support Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission
ERIS recently launched an FCO-funded project in Kenya that will support the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission of Kenya (IEBCK) to prevent and mitigate election related violence in the 2012 elections. More>