Subject: Votes Without Violence: New NDI Website Launched Today
From: "Kenneth Wollack, National Democratic Institute" <[email-masked]>
To: "R. Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2016 11:43:19 -0400

Electoral violence subverts basic standards for democratic elections -- a
cornerstone of democratic governance. 

 		Votes Without Violence: Addressing Violence Against Women in Elections
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Dear Friends, 

Electoral violence subverts basic standards for democratic elections -- a
cornerstone of democratic governance. Violence against women in elections
is a form of this violence, one that happens around the world. Women,
whether they are candidates, officials or simply citizens exercising their
right to vote, are attacked for daring to enter or participate in
elections, and too often are prevented from participating in the electoral
process entirely. Women voters face violence at four times the rate of male
voters during elections -- but we need more data to shed light on the full
scope of this serious issue. 

Through its Votes Without Violence initiative, NDI is developing and
testing new strategies to address violence against women in elections.
Collecting needed data on this under-reported issue provides institutions,
organizations and individuals the information they need to take informed
action to support women's right to freely participate in elections. To that
end, NDI is proud to announce its new Votes Without Violence website,
launched today by NDI's Senior Advisor for Gender, Women and Democracy,
Caroline Hubbard, at the 11th Implementation Meeting of the Declaration of
Principles for International Election Observation. 

The website presents a wealth of data from NDI's work with its partner
election observation organizations on the issue of violence against women
in elections, and serves as a companion for NDI's Votes Without Violence
toolkit, which provides detailed guidance and a set of practical tools and
resources for election observers. Please follow the link below to explore
the website; and share and join the conversation using the hashtag
#VotesWithoutViolence. 

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Kind regards, 

Kenneth Wollack
 President 

Sandra Pepera
 Director, Gender, Women and Democracy 

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