Russian human rights organization opens website to report September 8 election violations

(Interfax – August 3, 2013) The Russian movement for the protection of the rights of voters, Golos, has opened a website with a map [http://www.kartanarusheniy.org/] which will record all violations at local elections on 8 September, Interfax news agency reported on 2 August, quoting the movement’s press service.

The press service said that people would be able to add information to the site themselves, and the project organizers would provide basic moderation and technical support. Each message about violations during election campaigns and on election day, September 8, will be recorded on the map, the press service said.

In addition, Golos is planning to open a hot line to report violations on 8 September.

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