Were there incidents of violence against women poll officials during the counting of ballot papers? | Votes Without Violence

Country:

Year:

2015

Level of government:

National

In the observation of the vote counting process, only 3% of observers reported that there had been incidents of violence against women poll workers.

Time period:

Type of violence:

Threats and Coercion

Victim of violence:

Election administrator

Gender of victim:

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